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Cleveland and Wilson,

The present difficulties of the democ-
racy are leading to repeated references
to the difficulties encountered by that
party twenty years ago. Mr.. Cleveland
had stormy time, and Mr.. Wilson
seems booked for one. Mr.. Cleveland
was overwhelmed. What will be Mr.
Wilson's fate?
Mr.. Cleveland found the tariff and the
financial question awaiting him. He was
advised to call Congress together and
set 1t TO work Immediately on the tariff
He was told the financial question could
wait.
He hesitated, and a panic forced his
hand. The business situation became SO
alarming. he called Congress to meet in
extra session in August. and, instead of
the tariff, put the financial question for
ward.
The combination which had elected him
Immediately went to pieces. and had II
not been for the republicans he would
have lost the first battle. But in the
main they stood with him, and In the
Senate, under the leadership Of John
Sherman, were tower of strength.
1t was not until the regular session
that Mr.. Cleveland made his recommen-
dations about tariff revision. But by
that time the divisions in the democracy
caused by the silver question had be-
come deeper, and new trouble developed
In this situation Mr.. Cleveland could
count on no republican assistance. The
republicans were for protection. So that
when q few democratic protectionists
undcr Mr.. Germans leadership asserted
themselveA Mr.. Cleveland was outma-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
Soothing Comparison.

We're feelin' more contented down to Po-
hick-on-the-Crick.
We used to be resentful when the cash
was flynn thick
To make some river deeper or to excavate
bay
And nothin' of that nature ever droppin'
round our way.
But when Joe Struthers reads the paper
to us every night
And tells how the Culebra cut perhaps
amt workin' right
And how the eyes Of nations CLEAN with
envy at each prize.
We kind o. think q crick ID, mebbe. bout
our proper size.
Wen never need no cannon to defend
the right OF way.
We won't have any argument about thu
tolls to pay.
We don't feel called upon to be forever
iookin out
To settle all the quarrels In the country
round about.
The willows lend a peaceful shade when
we draw near to fish.
And when the fish are bitin'-well, ft.s an
that heart could wish!
So when We read OF folks that's threat.
enin' to raise Old Nick
We're sure there's worse localities than
Pohick- on-the-Crick.
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Wigwagging.

Simon says wigwag. Mr.. Wilson
continues to have his way with Congress.
Whatever he says goes If he points
n way Congress takes It, II Congress
chooses a way of his own, and he dis
approves ii retraces its steps at his sug-
gestion
Take the tariff. Mr.. Wilson's message
was general in terms, and it seemed that
Congress would make the bill. But the
principal features of the bill as II now
stands are his. He caused them to be
put through the House. and is causing
their retention by the Senate. The tariff
law will be called for Mr.. Underwood
only through courtesy. 1t should be call
ed the Wilson law.
Take currency reform. Mr. Wilson is
dominating the deliberations on that sub
iect. Chairman Owen and Chairman
Glass are almost daily visitors to the
White House. Every proposition for a
change in the law as it stands is sub
mitted 10 him: and whatever is done at
this session or the next on that question
will bear the imprint of his approval
According to present prospects. the new
currency law will be the Wilson law.
Take the matter of Mexico. That is a
hands OF the executive and the State
Department And yet Congress is prop
erly curious on the subject. If war
comes Congress must declare it. and then
provide the money for it's prosecution
So that il was natural and proper for
Congress to desire to hear Ambassador
Wilson as to existing conditions in
Mexico.
But the President objected. He was
displeased because the ambassador ap
peared by invitation before the Senate
foreign affairs committee, and he for
babe his appearance before the House
committee, and the chairman of the
House committee Cancelled the invitation
II Ambassador Wilson had been Presi-
dent Wilson's private envoy. the action
taken might have squared with the oc-
casion, but as ne was the governments
envoy. confirmed by the Senate. 1t was
an unusual exhibition of executive as
sertion.
But Mr. Wilson believes that he Is the
leader Of his party, and that a leader
should lead. He is pressing his conten-
tor pretty far. but openly and without
Qualification. There is some murmuring.
but as yet low. Whether 1t will swell
irto a volume and make itself heard ef
fectively is a question. Politicians are
timid, and especially about attacking or
resisting the power behind the patronage
counter They want to stand well there.
and be served literally when they pre-
sent their platters.
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to make a showing at a fair which Is cal
culated to stimulate trade. Already the
British merchants are complaining bit
teriy of the governments action. their
expressions Of dissent weakening the Of
fetal assurance that the action was
taken solely on commercial grounds and
had no political inspiration. If in fact
the existence of an issue over the canal
tolls has animated Great Britain. in re-
fusing official assistance to the British
manufacturers who desire to exhibit at
San Francisco the spectacle presented Is
one unworthy of the government at Lon
don. Nor is there any justification for
the Russian declination, animated. 1t is
accepted, by the American abrogation OF
treaty inspired by resentment In this
country against the treatment Of the
Jews in Russia.
It is possibly true that there are too
many international expositons. Ever
since the worlds fair" at Chicago in
1893 we have been holding them at
rather more than our proportionatc rate
and it may be true that some of the for
efgn governments feel that the time has
come to call halt. But 1t is significant
nevertheless that in each OF the most
conspicuous cases OF re1uSaI TO JOIN the
party there is an alleged governmental
grievance against the United States. IL
feeling prevails among the nations that
international expositions are being too
frequently organized there should be
diplomatic discussion of the question and
if possible a schedule should be arranged
1t is always, however. to be remembered
in this connection that no government is
ever under any obligation to take part
in one of these world shows and that
when they are projected it is understood
that no official pressure is to be brought
to bear to induce participation The pro-
motors of these glorifed fairs take
their chances on appealing strongly enough
to the commercial instincts of people or
all countries to induce a comprehensive
" international representation.
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The Powers and the Fair.

Refusals by Great Britain and Russia
10 participate in the canal opening ex-
position at San Francisco need not he
taken seriously as in the least indicative
OF the failure of the big show on the
coast Assurances have been received
from enough nations Of their purpose to
take part to guarantee a truly interna-
tional exposition OF wide scope. Up to
date of the forty-nine nations invited
twenty-seven have accepted. eight have
declined and fourteen are yet to be heard
from in this respect. Even IL all the re-
manning nations yet to be heard from re-
fuse to participate a majority of the
governments of the world will be REPRE-
scented.
There Ia no occasion for bad feeling
On The part Of the American people be-
cause Great Britain has refused to lend
official support TO the merchants who
@isi. To make showing ut San Fran
Cisco. Che exposition viii lose sesu then
the BritSsh Sovernms0& IN lnns faning
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Bomb Dropping From. Air. Craft.

After the heavier-than-air machine
had been perfected and IT'S use was
shown to be practicable for swift
flights Its application to war purposes
was proclaimed as an assured fact. in
evitably leading to material modifl-
cation of the modes OF warfare. Many
spectacular experiments have been
tried during recent years, in the drop
ping of imitation bombs from swiftly
moving aeroplanes, with some success
in that targets have been struck. But
that there Is a difference between ex-
perimental flights Of this kind and
actual air maneuvers under Are Is
shown by the experience OF Didier
Mason. who has lately been trying to
destroy a Mexican gunboat lying In
the harbor of 0uaymas. The other day
he dropped four bombs at the vessel.
but all of them missed their mark, one
falling within few feet Of the ship This
was possibly due to the fact that the
circled about the harbor. which doubt
less kept him at considerable Gle.
walton and necessitated high speed. To
drop a missile upon a target even as
large as the deck ORA war vessel from
a height of several hundred feet while
progressing at a rate OF forty to fifty
miles an hour calls for remarkable pre-
cision of aim and very good luck. The
bomb must be dropped before the air.
plane is over the mark and account
must be taken of wind currents. 1t
will be surprising If In actual condi-
tions Of hostilities single airplane
can infiict much damage upon a widely
scattered fleet. and perhaps the possi-
bilities of aviation devices in the mod
ification of methods of warfare have
been exap1erated
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M'ADOO'S CONSPIRACY CHARGE.

than accept the proposed currency hill.
The thought is dreadful but II Is quite
possible that here is the conspiracy"
Secretary McAdoo is tracking to it's lair
From the Albany Evening Journal.
Wonder whether President Wilson had
approved Secretary McAdoo's conspiracy
allegation. or, if not, whether he has
reprimanded the Secretary.
From the Providence Bulletin.
1t seems to be as easy for Secretary
McAdoo to scent a conspiracy as IL used
to be for President Roosevelt.
From the Baltimore Sun.
II the holders choose to juggle with the
2 per cent government bonds, Uncle Sam
should worry and get "A wrinkle.
From the Baltimore Star.
That New York bank conspiracy or
Secretary McAdoo's sounds too much like
cutting of your nose TO spite your faca.
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No Doubt Of New Bridge Need.

II the official report submitted by the
chief of engineers to the Secretary OF
War on the Aqueduct bridge Is laid be-
fore Congress, in response to the resolu-
ton of inquiry proposed in the House.
immediate action should follow look
ing TO the preparation OF plans without
further delay for the construction OF a
new bridge across the Potomac at this
point. Gen. Bixby notes in unqualified
terms the opinion that the bridge has
reached the limit of its usefulness and
that positive danger exists. He does
not signify necessarily that the bridge Is
likely TO fall at any day. for it is too
closely watched by engineers to collapse
without warning. But his report does
mean without the possibility of mistake
that this bridge may at any time become
absolutely unfit for use and it's perma-
nent closing may be necessary TO pre-
Vent disaster. The old PIERS are simply
worn out. Last fall repairs were made
TO them and the abutments involving the
filling in of no less than La cubic feet
of cavities. Nor was this an extraordi-
nary occasion. This work Is done i'm the
course of the years repairs and in all
likelihood It will have to be repeated from
time to time as further cavities are de-
veioped by the securing of the current.
Yet the time has practically come when
repairs can no longer be made effectively
by the filling method, and the only way
10 cure the bad conditions is to build new
piers. This means a bridge But when
plans are drawn for new structure. as
II is hoped they soon will be. an effort
should be made to cross the Potomac at
this point with non-pier bridge. leaving
the channel free and assuring a structure
that will stand indefinitely without being
affected by the occasional torrentiaI Cur
rents OF the Potomac
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A National Guard Armory.

The bill introduced in the House OF
Representatives to provide an armory
| for the District National Guard should
receive early consideration and be given
prompt passage. This projected improve
ment is urgently needed in the DISTRICT,
which has for years been making SHIFT
with Inadequate quarters for its excellent
militia organization and now deserves
consideration. The National Guard OF the
District is rated by military authorities as
one of the most efficient organizations OF
citizen soldiery in the country. 1t Is IN
deed a veritable model of Its kino, ana
is especially deserving of praise for hav-
ing developed so highly without proper
armory facilities.
From time to time plans have been
nroiected for an armory building of ade-
ouate dimensions. but they have never
come to the point of execution. Last
spring the item for an armory construc-
ton came near to passage In one of the
regular appropriation bills. but was lost
at the last moment in the conference ad-
justment. Possibly this is the only way
that an armory appropriation can secure
passage, but Representative Dyers Dill
nevertheless should be pressed vigorous
ly to disclose the full measure of need In
the case.
Legislators who are familiar with the
conditions under which the District mill
tia proceeds need no arguments to per-
suade them of the necessities of the case.
There is no general armory in the proper
sense \ rented drillroom over the Gen.
ter market affords locker space for the
major portion of the guard, but there IS
no opportunity for more than company
drills and on special occasions such as
inspections the quarters are congested to
suffocation Some of the subordinate or
CARNATIONS are quartered outside of this
central .'armory." 1t is impossible to de-
relop the social spirit which must inva-
rtably be considered in connection with
militia encouragement. The men who en-
ter the ranks are only potential soldiers.
a reserve force held in readiness for
emergencies and lacking the stimulus OF
regular garrison duty and occasional
practice camps. The guard goes into
training in the field once a year, and this
supplies practically all there is of induce
rnent for the young men to give their
time and energy to the militia work. With
a we'll equipped armory of proper proper
tons provided there would be some at
traction about the service all the time,
and it would be possible to maintain the
local enlistment without the least diff
| ficulty.
Other cities take pride in their National
Guard armories. which are usually impos-
| ing buildings. and which. moreover, are
of value as affordng facilities for large
meetings. Washington should not be dis
| tanced in this respect, and the govern
ment should show its appreciation of the
excellent manner in which the citizens
of Washington maintain the militia force
by supplying a decent housing for 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

From the Indianapolis Star :,
Mr.. MeAdoos charge that New York
eminent bonds says the decline .nI is due
almost wholly" to what what. appears , 70 De
tiona ~ Concerted action. Thus does the
Secretary Of the Treasury qualify as the
greatest little quallner.
From the Omaha Bee -,
That would be strange. II true. for
those hankers to depreciate their own
bond holdings $30.OO0OoO just Tor the fun
of the thing.
From the New York World.
1t must be noted in the interest OF truth
, ner rent bonds began just as greatly
esteemed contemporary. the Times, began
its short-IiVed demonstration that the ma
tionai. hanks would desert the system and
drop their bonds and circulation rather
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CALLING MARTIN MULHALL NAMES

has not yet seriously involved Col. Roose-
welt.
From the Rochester Herald
Col. Mulhall, IL seems. had q hard time
getting himself made a hero. Now that
he is made, it isn't very heroic figure
he cuts
Prom the Springfield Union.
Calling Martin Mulhall the short and
ugly name appears to be the favorite in
doors and outdoors amusement OF con-
gressmen and senators OF all political
parties this summer.
From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
Congressman Underwood made short
work OF Mulhall: just. called him . liar
and let 1t go at that.
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From he Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
The only interest In the Mulhall case
now IL to note the variety OF liar that he
Is being called.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
Some OF the congressman are inclined to
be really rude to Col. Mulhall, but our
distress thereat is mitigated by the
Thought that probably the coloners feel
ings are not easily wounded.
From the Knoxville Sentinel.
The prevailing disposition to cut his ac-
ouaintance must be very humilfating to
COX Mulhall.
From the Duluth News Tribune.
Judging by the number of men who
have branded Col. Mulhall a liar, We be-
gin to doubt his vel kcity. But then he
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HOT WEATHER.

! pick the paper MP and sea
That matters are acute
It's 98 at Kankakee
And 90 at Butte.
It's torrid up ct DEVILS Lake;
NJ, Hot IN Quebec. we learn.
Inc eities fairly seem to bake
Wherever we may turn.
l pick the paper up ana Soc
From Oshkosh to Fort worth.
Ihat forty cities claim to be
Ihe hottest upon earth.
Louisville CouriosI In
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHrLANpER JOHNSON.
A Concession.

"My wife refused to recite the usual
speeches In the marriage ceremony" said
the worried-looking man.
THAT showed originality"
Eyes. But 1t hasn't prevented her from
allowing the lawyer to use the customary
phraseology in applying for alimony."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

EyIn order TO avoid delays on account Q,
not he addressed 10 any Individual connected
with the Office but simply to THE STAR, or 10
the Ed iorial or Business Department. according
&C. tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

A New Jersey coast resort has en-
ployed a woman policeman to patrol the
boardwalk in plain clothes. She will be
spotted Immediately as the only woman
not wearing fancy clothes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

'here Is difficulty to be apprehended
from condition which leads factory en-
pioyes TO regard a fire drill as an inter-
ference with personal comfort and even
with personal liberty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

The New Haven road is now selling
trolley lines. This will be shock to
conservative observers who thought the
New Haven's one mission in existence
was buying things.
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Always Obliging.

Don't you use a great many canned
vegetables?" asked the new guest, difii-
IDENTIFY.
Yes" replied Farmer Corntossel. lust
as a matter Of accommodation. The sum
mer boarders need the tin cans to carry
fishin' worms In
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Disclosed hY the Cards.

You're sure they are mismatedr'
There is no doubt Of 1t. She is an
expert at bridge and he Is a champion
pinochle player"
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Musical Appreciation.

IT suppose you will buy your talented
son a Stradivarius?"
EYES," replied Mrs. Cumrox. But. one
instrument at time At present he Ii
learning to play the violin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Tie Evening star with the Sunday morning
EDITION is delivered nv carriers within the CITY
a. ~ cents per month; daily only. % cents per
month: Sunday only 90 cents per month orders
raw be- sent hy mail. telephone Main 244o
Collection Is made by carrier at the end OF eacn
month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Another question which may present
itself is whether one Mulhall makes
lobby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Tammany enjoys a certain advantage
in being more accustomed to conflict and
recr!mination than any of the people who
oppose it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Audiences are entitled to some curiosity
as to whether public speaker always
nuts his most interesting and important
into his lectures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Ambassador Wilson at least had the
satisfaction of getting his advice listened
to by somebody, whether 1t is taken or
not
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Long Island is planting millions OF
young crabs. Long Island sound may
vet attain the distinction Of being known
as the Chesapeake bay of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

81 the stir about leave TO print con-
tinues, somebody is going to read the
Congressional Record TO see what II is
about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

A few millions put into circulation to
help move the crops ought to help the
farmer to feel that he is still an object
of sincere esteem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Huerta Is another Of the patriots who
desire peace provided they are permitted
to dictate the terms under which 1t is
to be maintained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

A clue to the Newport robber might be
obtained by looking out for a man strong
enough to carry away half a ton of
jewelry.
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IL Is custom of legislation to assume
that every change that can be made will
necessarily be in the nature of a reform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

There is enough war talk in circulation
to sustain considerable, interest In the
remarks Andrew Carnegie made some
time ago about shouldering a musket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

Every time any southern republic talks
about getting arms and ammunition from
the United States Cipriano Castro wakes
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In August legislation does not seem as
easy as it did shortly after March 4.
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PAYABLE IN advance-hy mall. postage prepaid:
Daily Sunday included month, 81 cents
Daily Sunday excepted. one month. 90 cents
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Out Of View.

Where is the summer girl of yore?
OF tufts and frills We sing no more.
So startling is her fashion book
That-honest!-we're afraid to look!