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The Vi Vigilance i1ance Committee of the theUnited theI
I United States Brewers Assocla Assoclation Associat
t t tion at the convention held re recently ret
t cently in Bufialo introduced their theirreport theirci
ci report in these theseoptitnistic optimistic words wordsIn wordsf
f 1 In our pr prIous lous reviews of ofeveats events In InProhlbitor InProhibltortates
Prohlbitor Prohibltortates btates we Invariably reached reachedthe reachedI
I the conclusion that the total extinction extinctioni
i 01 Prohibition Is only a question of time timeand
1 I and nd that nothing tends so strongly to toI
f1 accelerate Its doom as an energetic en enI enorcernent
I I forcement of ofthe the law lawProhibition lawProhibition
Prohibition as a separate prop proposition
osition may be on the wane But Butit Butin
it 1 in its place have arisen a multitude multitudef
I issueSmore f annoying and costly costlvto costlyto
to the liquor trade than the old oldtime oldtime
time contention for wholesale sup suppression supV
pression pl ession of the manufacture oJ al alA alcoholic
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A coholic beverages It is admitted admittedthat admittedthat
that Prohibition aims at the man manufacture manufacture
ufacture of intoxicating liquors liquorswhile liquorswhile
while the AntiSaloon League and andits andI
I its allied interests attack attackrathcr rather the thesale theI
I sale of such liquors The plat platform platform
form of the League c consists nsists of but butone butoneplank
one oneplank plank and thllt is The Saloon SaloonMust SaloonMust
Must Go But when the saloon saloonhas saloonhas
has gone what becomes 0 the thebrewery thebrewery
brewery breweryy
y 0 while the Vigilance e Corn Cornpractically 1in 1inYJ
YJ Ut t n nIon
Ion practically hey theyt hey1ft
t 1ft ifttheir theIr conclusIons conclusionsf
1 f U better l evidence evidence of this lhisfd thisI thiscidd
I cidd fd be asked than Jan was afforded affordedbv affordedI
I bv press despatobes 01 the last few fewdays fewdays
days daysI
I I The Ohio State Republican Con Convention Conp
p vention in session this week at atColumbus atli
li Columbus refuted in most em emphatic emV1
V1 phatic terms the above conclu conclusion
1 sion of the Vigilance Committee CommitteeOhios Committeeq
q Ohios delegates to the Buffalo BuffaloConvention BuffaloConvention
Convention had barely reached reachedtheir reachedI
I their homes before they were con confronted coni
i fronted with evide1ce that Prohi Prohibition Prohibition
bition in spirit and in flesh has as asstrong asstrong
strong a hold on fanatical minds mindsas mindsas
as ever it had and its adherents adherentst adherentshave
t have as 1ittJe thought of dropping droppingjl droppingIl
Il I thue th sue as they have 01 flying flyingJf flyingtv
tv Nash was slated for renom
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ina in also other
1 Jn as were mem memp
p 1 II b bC is of the old ticket The most mostII
bitter opposition however devel developed develf
II f I 1
I oped to the renomination of Lieut LieutGovernor LieutI
Governor Caldwell Mr CaldweJJ CaldweJJone Caidwellone
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one time Representative in Con Congress Congress
gress later Mayor ot Cincinnati Cincinnatiand CincinnatiI
I and office holder 01 long standIng standIngl standinghas
l has antagonized the AntiSaloon AntiSaloonj
j I League 01 Ohio a very powerful powerfulorganization powerfulI
I I organization with a large mem memJ
J bership and an unsavory record in inthe inthe
the case of some of its leadin leadinlights leadincI
I lights It has been charged and andac1cnowled andac1cnowledted
ac1cnowled ac1cnowledted ed that Mr Caldwell Caldwellis
is the attorney for the llquorinter llquorinterests
i I ests estsoOhio of Ohio His Hisattifude attilude has been beenopen beenI
I open and above board no coneal conealment conealI
I ment being made 01 bis his solicitude solicitudefor solicitudefor
for and interest in his cl ents entsHis entsI
I His position was so well under underj understood
j stood that his renomination would wouldI wouldhave
have been viewed in the light of a atriumph atriumph
triumph for the friends ot personal personalliberty personalliberty
I
liberty as his rejection would have havehailed havehailed
hailed with equal pleasure by byanatics
J anatics variously known as asJ
J 1 al opttonists antisaloon lea leai leag
I uers c but all Prohibitionists ProhibitionistsI
I I The local Republican leader of ofI ofii
ii i Hamilton County insisted upon uponMr uponI
I I I Mr Caldwells nomination as a amatter amatter
matter ot justice to the Lieut Gov GovI Governor
I crnor and to assure the party suc success sucI
I cess in Cincinnati in the fell elec election dee deetion
tion tionThe
The lines were nicely drawn drawnthere drawnthere
there was no mistaking the issue issueOn issueI
On one side there was a9 Involvedin Involvedinthe involved1nthe
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the selection 01 Mr C Cnldwell ldwell a aconcession aconcession
concession to the personal liberty libertylement libertytlement
lement on the other in his de deleat defeat
feat a confession that the vote of ofrural ofrural
rural fanatics the support ot Pro Prohibitionists Prohibitionists
hibitionists was worth more to the theRepublican theRepublcan
Republican party than the ele elements dc dcments
ments represented by Mr Cald Caldwell CaldI
I well There was no other way of oflooking oflooking
looking at It and there was no at attempt attempt
tempt to look at it in any other otherway otherc
c way
wayThe The Washhi2tonEvmig Washington Evethi Star Stari
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is a Reptblican paper It is mOle mOleit moreit
it is the mouthpiece of the Ad Administra Administration
ministra ministration ion Its mission here hereseems hereseems
seems to be to defend every act of ofthe ofthe
the Presidents party and even in inthe inthe
the case of such a malodorous malodorousquestion malodorousquestion
question as the canteen the abola abolation abolition
tion 01 which has evoked the con condemnation condemnation
demnation 01 every influenti influential influentialnewspaper l lnewspaver
newspaper in the country regard regarJless regardless
less 01 politics the Star has uttered utteredno
no word 01 disapproval disapprovalIn
In the Caldwell case it has been beenat beenat
at such pains to make it clear that thatthe thatthe
the Lieut Governors rejection rejectionwas
was due to the opposition ot the theProhibitfonists
Prohibitionists that there is no noground
ground for any other ssliption ssliptionthan
than that the action take1nva w vith viththe t 1 1the
the knowledge that the outcome outcomewould outcomewould
would be viewed in the nature of ofa ofa
a choke between the friends 01 01personal ofpersonal
personal liberty and Prohibition Prollibittonists Prohibitionists
ists and It is so viewed The Re Republicans Republicans
publicans of Ohio seem to have haveuffered havesuffered
suffered a change of heart on the thequestion thequestion
question of personal liberty and andnow andnow
now prefer the support of the Pro Prohibition Prohibition
hibition element to any that can cancome cancome
come from rom the advocates 01 per personalliberty personal
sonalliberty sonallibertyThat sonal liberty libertyThat
That there may be no ground groundfor groundfor
for accusingthe SENTINEL of mis misI misrepresenting
I representing our evening rontem rontemporary ontcmporary
porary we publish in lull a Col ColUtnbus Colucnbus
Utnbus despatch from rom its special specialcorrespondent specialcorrespondent
correspondent correspondentColumbus correspondentColumbus
Columbus Ohio rUM Jun 2SThe Anti AntiSaloon AntiSaloon
Saloon League 01 Ohio forced the Re Republican Republican
publican managers to compel the with withdrawal withdrawal
drawal of Judge Caldwells candidacy candIdacvfor
for renomination as Lieut G G3vernor > vernorill vernorillspite in inspite
spite o ol the strenuous effort made by byGeorge byGeorge
George H Cox of Cincinnati for his hisretention hisretention
retention on the ticket The leaders leaderstben leadersthen
then gave Mr Cox the naming of a acandIdate acandidates
candIdate candidates and he chose Carl Nippert Nippertof
01 Cincinnati who It is said vIII be as
acceptable to the interests that Judge ludgeCaldwell JudgeCaidwell
Caldwell represented as was that gentle gentleman gentlenian
man himself So o the Jubilation 01 the theanti theanti
anti saloon leaguers Is tempered temperedAll temperedAll
All yesterday afternoon the party partymanagers partymanagers
managers struggled over the knotty knottyproblem knottyproblem
problem presented b by Mr Coxs Insist Insistence insistence
ence and the objections to his choice cbolcernised choiceraised
raised by the Incoming delegates fresh fresbIrom freshfrom
from the Interior counties who said that thatthe thatthe
the people had been aroused by the thecampaign thecampaign
campaign of the Anti Saloon Lea League Leagueand ue ueand
and that it itwould would be fatal to party pros prospects prospects
pects to renominat Caldwell Supper Suppertime Suppertime
time came and still the decision had not not1ww notconlerence
1ww Jnthtev nl J12 tJI tJIC
C conlerence l ence was held and bVffiTs bVThTtrmC trm ft ftwas t twas
was evident that If the leaders wanted wantedto wantedto
to keep control 01 the convention and anddictate anddictate
dictate the slate they must a agree ree upon uponsome uponsome
some plan for the Lieut Governorship GovernorshipCox
Cox was standing pat on his original originalproposition originalproposition
proposition So they told totdhim him he could couldhave couldhave
have Caldwellbut that the responsibIlity responsibIlityfor
for defeat II defeat occurred must rest restwith restwith
with the CoxCaldwell crowd crowdThis crowdThis
This word was passed to Caldwell Caldwellabout Caldweiiabout
about 10 oclock last night He was wastoldthat wastoldthat
toldthat he could have the nomination nommatlonif
if he demanded it but was informed of oftbe ofthe
the fear that his acceptance would woulddefeat woulddefeat
defeat the ticket Mr Caldwell bItterly bItterlyre bitterlyre9nted
re re9nted nted the tWWhich had been gIven gIvenhis givenhis
his affairs He declared be would not nothave nothave
have tile nomination with the onus 01 01probable ofprobable
probable defeat of his party attachIng attachIngto
to It After a heated discussion ending endInvIn
In Judge Caldwells dramatically wash wasbIng washlag
lag his hands of the whole affair it was wasdecided wasdecided
decided that his withdrawal should be bevoluntary bevoluntary
voluntary so so1e 110 composed his feelings leellngsand feelingsand
and mIngled with the delegates 10 the tl1ecorridors thecorridors
corridors announcing that he bad vol voluntarily voluntarily
untarily given Iven up the Idea of asking for forrenomination forrenomination
renomination Leader Cox was urged urgedby urgedby
by the conservatives to select Judge JudsteSpelgel JudgeSpelgel
Spelgel 01 Cincinnati for the place and andhe andbe
he showed at one time an inclination inclinationto
to do doo o going goingso so lar farasto as to communicate communicatewith Ie Iewith
with the IlIdee Later he changed his blsmind hismind
mind and decided u upon > on Carl Nippert NippertSenator ilippertSenator
Senator Hanna was consulted and said saidthe saidthe
the selection was entirely agreeable to tohim tohim
him so tile word was pased among the theaithful thefaithful
faithful that Nippert was to be Cud Cldwells Cudwells
wells successor Nippert is a school sclloolteacher schoolteacher
teacher politician and lawyer in the thecIty thecity
cIty of Cmin17atl He was Dorn In InGermany inGermany
Germany at Franklorton the Main and andIS andIs
IS In high standing with the Germans Germansof
of Hamilton County CountyThe CountyThe
The representatives of the Anti AntiSaloon AntiSaloon
Saloon League on the scene were blghlv blghlvelate highiyelated
elate ov over r tile withdrawal 01 Cald Caldwell Caldwell
well and claim that the victory wIll be besalutary besalutary
salutary because JUdge Caldwells name namewas namewas
was s intimately connected with the theliquor theliquor
liquor Interests They are somewhat somewhatcast somewhatcast
cast down over the choice 01 a man manknqwn manknqwn
knqwn as one of Coxs lieutenants and andfollowers andfollowers
followers however bOlveverThe howeverThe
The wise ones In the convention are arecon arecongratulating
con congratulating ratulatin2 themselves upon bavl bavlpropitiated havina havinapropittated
propitiated the German vote and at tile tilesame thesame
same time escaping the anathema of the thetemperance thetemperance
temperance people and they wink the tbeother theother
other eye eyeWhat eyeWhat
What does this action mean meanHave meanHave
Have they propitiated the German Germanvote Germanvote
vote voteFor
For the time being the Anti AntiSaloon AntiSaloon
Saloon Ieallue has supplanted the theProhibition theProhibition
Prohibition party It Iti success successhowever successhowever
however will leave the brewers brewersand brewersand
and the cause of personal liberty libertyas
as deep in the mire as would a vic victory vietory
tory of the former RepubIic iis iismay ns nsmay
may wink the eye at brewers brewersand brewersand
and bid hem e of good ood cher cherThe cberThe
The fact act cl1nnot be dls disguised disguisedthough uised uisedthoueh
though that the present situation situationdlfiers situationdiflers
dlfiers materially from any hereto heretofore heretofore
fore known an Ohio politics We Wecanno Wecannot
canno cannot r recall cal1 an instance previous previousto
to this where the party was con controlled controlled
trolled so completely by fanatical fanaticalInfluc fanaticalInfluences
Influc Influences c s Those influences have haveI havefrcquently
I frcquently cucntlv appeared in such num numI
numi i
J I
bers as to mak make their recognition recognitionexpedient recognitionexpedient
expedient but never as far as we wecan wecan
can recall have they mustered a astren astrength
stren strength th so powerful as to make maketheir maketheir
their recognition absolutely essen essential essential
tial to party success From sup supplicants supplicants
plicants for political favors they theyhave theyhave
have become dispensers of favors favorsthemselves favorsthemselves
themselves and their power will willbe villbe
be shown in the Legislature as asclearlv asclearly
clearly as it was in convention conventionToadd conventionToadd
Toadd to the weight of evidence evidenceas
as to which side the dominant dominantelement dominantelement
element leaned it is worthy 01 01m ofmention
m mention ntion that dissatisfaction is life lifeagainst siteagainst
against Mr Nippert because he heopposed heopposed
opposed the C Clark ClarkbiiL rk J 6 l lbll
bll 1 th thin FL n 1 t iI I II I r 1 i ir irtl tl j
I jP jPwhile t lll lllwiii
wiii while s sevthIii vi l i tK iThiji iThijiwho vl vlwho
who opposed his bll1 bfllhivc have teen teendefeated tuecndefeated
defeated defeatedFanaticism
I IFanaticism
Fanaticism was was never more In Inevidence inevidence
evidence at a political gathering gatheringand atherine atherineand
and never more assertive of its itswishes itswishes
wishes wishesThe wishesThe
The SENTiNEL would IJave iave been beenhappy been beenhappy
happy t9 congratulate the Vigil Vigilance Vigilance
ance Committee on the outlook outlookcould outlookcould
could it have done so consciel1ti consciel1tiousty conscientiously
ousty In the light of e events ents here hererecorded hererecorded
recorded it will be conceded that thatfelicitations thatfelicitations
felicitations are arenot not in order We Wedesire Wedesire
desire it also to be understood that thatour thatour
our criticisms are not made for forpolitical forpolitical
political advantage We should shouldhave shouldhave
have been pleased were it possible possibleto possible possibleto
to forego comment on the C Coltim Coltimbits hfm hfmbus
bus convention and would assur assuredly assuredly
edly have done so but for the turn turnaffairs turnaflairs
affairs took Had conditions been beenreversedhad beenreversedhad
reversedhad the slap in the face facebeen facebeen
been given iven to friends of personal personaliberty personalliberty
liberty by a Democratic body bodyour bodyour
our condemnation would be as asstrong asstrong
strong Thats the kind of politics politicswe
we preach on this question
There is yet another convention conventionto
to be heard from It is possible possiblethat possiblethat
that here too fanaticism may have havedisplaced havedisplaced
displaced the liberal ideas that thatonce thatonce
once controlled II such should shouldprove shouldprove
prove to be the case truly will the thecause thecause
cause of personal liberty stand be between between
tween the devil and the deep sea seaBut seaBut
But inot the thechalienge challenge should sbouldbc sbouldbcaccepted be beaccepted
accepted The Republican party partyshould partyshould
should be told 1you You have made madeyour madeyour
your choice now abide the con cons consequences
s sequences quences And a deJatshpQld deJatshpQldt deleatslzp ld ldbe
t be beforever O mi 1s 8rcU 0 1l1 JT g gforever
forever forever dispel the notion that per personal personal
sonal libertvwhich meanl con considerab considerab
siderab more than the privilepe privilerieof
01 drinking a gl glass ss o becrcan be bemade bemade
made the sport of mountebanks mountebanksand mountebanksand
and the convenience olpoliticians olpoliticianslroflt ofpoliticianslrollt
lroflt Is In Europe not Asia AsiaThe AsiaThefiscalyear19o1
The Thefiscalyear19o1 fiscal year r 90 I closes with withthe withthe
the present week It will make makeas makeas
as the advance reports of the therreasury theLreasury
rreasury Department show a new newand newand
and remarkable record in the thecountrys thecountrys
countrys foreign trade Our total totalexports totalexports
exports for the year will exceed a abillion abillion
billion and a hall dollars in value valueThis valueThis
This will beat the export record
01 0 the last preceding fiscal year
1900 by about SlIooooooo SlIoooooooJurope Szxooooooo1urope
Jurope and NOlth America Americawhich Americawhich
which means Canada take al almost almost
most the entire increase 01 the fis fiscal fiscalycarjust
cal calycarjust year just endinp Europe alone alonehas alonehas
has taken SI i r5000000 ioooooo worth more moreof moreof
of our our exports than she did in the thepreviou theprevioui
previou J year yearTo year1o
To Asiathe much talked01 talked01Orient talked l lOrient
Orient with its magnificent mar markets markets
kets and its enchanting open opendoorsis opendoorsis
doorsis the only serious de decrease docrease
crease in our exports recorded recordedAsia recordedAsia
Asia bought S 15000000 worth worthless worthless
less 01 us last year than the year yearbefore yearbefore
before beforeIsnotthe beforeIsnot
Isnotthe Isnot the lesson of these figures figuresso
so plain that he who runs may mayread mayread
read Reciprocity treaties with withEJropeancountries withEuropean
EJropeancountries European countries already our ourbest ourbest
best custaners will evidently pal palus palus
us better than a policy of adven adventure advenlure
lure in Asia AsiaPail AsiaFail
Pail Elections EleotlonThe ElectionsThe
The Republican State tonven tonvention ConvenLion
Lion in session at Columbus this thisweek thisweek
week is the preliminary preliminarj to one of ofthe ofthe
the six State elections to be held heldI heldon
I on the 5th cf November next the theother theother
other St States ltes voting being Mary Maryland Maryland
land Massachusetts New Jersey TeroeyPcnnsylvania JerseyPennsylvania
Pennsylvania and Virginia VirginiaIn
In addition to a Governor and a afull afull
full set 01 State officers Ohio will willelect willelect
elect a LegIslature which will willchoose willchoose
choose a successor to Senator SenatorForaker SenatorForaker
Foraker and will apportion the theState theState
State under the last census for forCongressional forCongressional
Congressional and legislative dis districts districts
tricts The m main in contest will be beover beover
over the Legislature which is now nowRepublican nowRepublican
Republican on Joint ballot by 23 23majority a anialority
majority majorityThe nialorityThe
The Democrat have carried carriedOhio carriedOhio
Ohio but three times in thirty thirtyyearsin thirtyyearsin
yearsin 1877 1883 and 1889 1889The 1889The
The Republican plurality for Gov Governor Governor
ernor in 1899 was 49000 9000 and Mr MrlcKiJ11 MrMcKinleys
McKinleys lcKiJ11 yspl plurality rality last year was wasGpooo
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A SAMPSON S4MPSON MEDAL MEDALA
A Trophy that Ohlvatrou1lcn OhivairouN Men viII viIIltClU80 viiliteluso
ltClU80 to Wear WearIt VCILI VCILIIt
It seems nON nowto to have been defin definitelv definitely
itelv settled says the Washin Washington Washington7ius ton tonTImes
TImes that the Santiago medal as asapproved asapproved
approved by Secretary Long is to tobear tobear
bear the likeness 01 Admiral Samp Sampson Sampson
son upon its face and that of a atvtical atypical
typical man behind the gun on onthe onthe
the reverse side This is si sinpiy sinpiythe lplv lplvthe
the culmination of an official out outrage outrage
rage which certainly never was wasparalleled wasparalleled
paralleled in the United States Statesand Statesand
and pro probably ablynever never was anywhere anywhereJse anywhereelse
else Jse on Oi1 e earth ith In eltcdthe Sec Secr Secretary
r retary huy 01 the United States Navy Navvproclaims Navyproclaims
proclaims to the world that the therial theaI
rial aI hero 01 the great naval battle battleof battleo1
of Santiago is a man who took no nopart nopart
part in the engagem engage nt who never neverdirected neverdirected
directed the movement 01 asingle asingleship single singleship
ship or the firing 01 a gun lan iarte iarteor e eor
or small from the beginning of ofthe 01the
the action to its end endInstead endInstead
Instead 01 being officially officiallycrowned officiallycrowned
crowned with the laurels of that thatvictory thatvictory
victory Admiral Sampson is israther israther
rather deserving of court martial martialnot martialnot
not for his own personal absence absencefrom absencefrom
from the line of battle but because becauseon
on the occasion of that absence he hetook hetook
took with him one of the very best bestships bestships
ships in the fleet the cruIser New NewYork NewYork
York It may have been necessary necessaryfor necessaryfor
for him to confer with General GeneralShatter GeneralShatter
Shatter at that time althoueh the thepUblic thepublic
pUblic has ntver been shown shownwherein shownwherein
wherein the necessity lay Giving Givingthe Givingthe
the admiral the bcndit 01 every everydoubt CVCIYdoubt
doubt up updn n that point still fs it itplam itplain
plain to the veriest tyro in naval navalaffairs navalaffairs
affairs that it was not necessary necessaryfor necessaryfor
for him to go in the New York Yorkthus Yorkthus
thus with withdrawing rawing from rom the line of
battle one of the two armored armoredcruisers armoredcruisers
cruisers that were believed to be bethe bethe
the only vessels in tbe tb fleet capa capable capable
ble 01 running runnin down the Spanish Spanishships Spanishships
ships This is what he did con confesserlly conessedly
fesserlly and if Cerveras fleet or ora ora
a part 01 it had escaped there therewould therewould
would have been analmost an almost irre irresistibJe irrcsistible
sistibJe popular demand l for t Samp Sampsons Sampsons
sons court martial martialAnd martialAnd
And Cervera would h have ve 5 esce escenot c J Jn
n not otw with it one n SiP NmEw 1t 1i 1iem
o themhad em had It not bee becntli becntlitn = QIh QIht
t tn gier 1 i R < nt1 nt1ddmita6I
ddmita6I f t esecond second in incommand incommand
command AnTral Ital Schley whose wboseflagship whoseflagship
flagship the Brooklyn bore the thebrunt thebrunt
brunt ofthe battle and contributed contributedthe contributedthe
the most to the destruction of the theSpanish theSpanish
Spanish fleet fleetThere fleerThere
There is absoluteJ1I10 room for tora fora
a discussion 01 this matter A Aproposition Aproposition
proposition that has but one side sideadmits sideadmits
admits 01 no discussion The TheNavy TheNavy
Navy Department has never yet yetgiven yetgiven
given to the public a statement that thataflords thataflords
aflords even a color of justification justificationfor
for the persistent and malignant malignanteffort malignanteffort
effort that has been made to 210r 210rify glorfly
fly Sampson at the expense of ofSchley ofSchley
Schley There was not a shadow shadowof
01 right in the original act by bywhich bywhich
which Captain Sampson was ad advanced advanceci
vanced over the head of his rank rankin ranking
in ing officer Commodore Schley SchleyBut SchicyBut
But as one wrong usually begets begetsanother begetsanother
another o this one bore its le leiL leiLimae il ilimac
imac fruit in a continuous effort etfortbv effortby
bv Sec Secretary etary Long to justify the thefirst thefirst
first act ot gross favoritism by byendeavorin bycndeavorin
endeavorin to reward Sampson Samplonbeyond Sampsonbeyond
beyond his deserts in every possi possible possible
ble way wayThus wayThus
Thus far the Senate has refused refusedto
to be a party to such an infamy by byconfirming byconfirming
confirming Sampsons promotion promotionover promotionover
over Schley In this there can be beno beno
no doubt that the Senat Senathas has sun simply sunply
ply voiced the overwhelming sen sentiment sentimerit
timent of the country It is un unfortunate unfortunate
fortunate for the Navy Depart Department Departunent
ment and for the entire Adminis Administration Acirninistration
tration that this thing h has s oc occurred occurred
curred So extraordinary has b been beenthis en enthis
this action that the public mind is isfilled isfilled
filled with the most painful sus suspicions suspicions
picions as to the motive that has hasinspired hasinspired
inspired it When an officer is isshow isshowered
show showered red with honors that upon uponthe uponthe
the surface of thing do not belong belongto
to him that he never openly openlyearned openlyearned
earned nothing can be more natu natural natural
ral than for the public to suspect suspectthat suspectthat
that below the surface there may maybe maybe
be a secret and a sinister motive motiveThat motiveThat
That such a feeling now prevails prevailsin
in thc American mind it is useless uselessto
to deny denyThe denyThe
The latest act 01 partiality will willagain willagain
again direct public attention to toSampsons toSampsons
Sampsons aristocratic and un unAmerican unAmerican
American attack upon the man manbehind manbehind
behind the gun The incident of ofGunner ofGunner
Gunner Mor Morgan an is stitllresh still fresh in the tbememrv thememory
memory 01 allhow Sampson ad admitting admitting
mitting Morgans fitness in every everyway everyway
way both professiOnally and soci socially sod sodally
ally still advised against his pro promotion promotion
motion because be came from a actass aclass
class which generally had not en enjoyed enjoyed
joyed hiph social advantages The Thepublication Thepublication
publication of this official state statement statemeat
meat by Sampson sent a wave of ofindignation ofindignation
indignation rolling over the land landfrom I Ifrom
from ocean to ocean and fro from the theGreatLakes theGreat
GreatLakes Great Lakes to the Gulf Gulfot oC Mexico MexicoA MexicoAnd
A And the he indi indignationTune t ol1 = ine inei
i
n noie the less when it appeared tha thaSct1J that thatSciil
Sct1J y had given Morgan a most moslc9rPi11 mostcordial
c9rPi11 cordial endorsement urging both bothth bothth
th propriety and the tliejustice justice of a afulJ afull
fulJ full recognition and encourae encouraemenfr encouraiement
menfr ment of those aJ1ant men who whoconstitute whoconstitute
constitute the bone and sinew as aswell s swellas
wellas well i a goodly part of ofthe the brains brainsolther brainsof
olther of the American Navy This was wasno wasno
no more more than was to be expected expectedlro expectedfrom
lro from the big hearted seaman who whoalm whoaImot
alm aImot St before the smoke 01 San Santiag Santiagd
tiag tiagd had lilted from the scene ex exclaiqled cxclaimed
claiqled claimed in his generous exulta exultatioq exultationTfiere
tioq tionTfiere 4There is glory enough for fora11l forallIk
a11l allIk
a11lNlw Nlw upon the heels of the Mor Mor1ra11tn MorffiTtncident
1ra11tn ffiTtncident nCiCJInt we have the Secre Secretarol ecre ecretar
tar tarol 1 I the Navy apJrovtn approving a aIMdaJ amdaI
IMdaJ mdaI w wich ich bears the portr portrait it 01 01Samt otamJfBon
Samt amJfBon on upon the one side and andthab andthaoi
thab thaoi l a lOan behind the gun gunon gunon
on tH the other How can the aris aristocdfic arm armtocr
tocdfic tocr ic soul of Sampson stand so sodos sociosj
dos ciosj contact as s that The anom anomalv anomaiv
alv 1 tmost most striking But Samp Sampson Sarnpson
son ill lI stand it all right Only On1vallo OnlyatlovTis
allo atlovTis is portrait to appear as 1S the thechiel1 thechiefgure
chiel1 chiefgure gure upn a medal struck struckin struckin
in honQr laor of a victory which he heclaim heclaimed
claim claimed a but never won and he hecare hecarcot
care carcot pt what else is pictured picturedupon pictureduponhat
upon uponhat 1i t medal in an inferior way wayorhmedal wayThfamedai
orhmedal as designed is isutter isutterfalse
utter utterfalse lse to history and an in insult insuIt
suIt t tevery 1ery allant seaman who whotook whotook
took r t in the battle which vir virtual1 virtuallieuitIed
tual1 tuallieuitIed g ed the SpanishAmeri SpanishAmeritj11
tj11 tj11can
can 1i r Those hosc entitled to wear wearthe wearthe
the Jrophy will do themselves themselveshono themselveshonoinrefusing
hono honoinrefusing l fusin2 to accept it itIL itL
IL L
a Ta1iVar r val Alralnst Agat nsc the Unlto Unlto1f UnIt o U UStates
f
States BtatesMrjFrank StatesMrFrank
1f
MrjFrank A Vanderlip for former1Y formenlyAssistant
mer1Y menlyAssistant Ass stant Secretary of the
ryhas has return returned from a trip
to E Euipe peimpressed impressed with the icJea icJeath idea ideathat
th that t Wltain wain a year or two the United UnitedStateslvill UnitedStatevill
Stateslvill Statevill be en engaged aged in a trade tradewu tradewar
wu c offIgantic Jfgu tic dimensions Mr MrVaod MrVandetlsp
Vaod Vandetlsp f1lp j says ays every nation in inEurope
Europe is anxious to take name 1J0mestep namestep
step t to ch check ck American encroach encroachrncntspon
111ents rncntspon poo the markets 01 the Old OldWcnldf OldWorld
World Wcnldfr World7IrJ1anderlips
7IrJ1anderlips r derllpI optimism about abouthc abouthe
hc f resIlt SB i t oe o t tle e hnp impnding nc1ilg trade tradelarhstvs tradewasys
larhstvs wasys thiDa1t tlu4Baltmore more Sun Is IsY Isr
Y r andp and tri tniotLc tl aud AlI1er AlI1ert1c Amerci
t1c ci z t1 ut t ititlhffrtmttoRvincng ititlhffrtmttoRvincngFor it i fhrfrontcontvincfng fhrfrontcontvincfngFor
For the twelve months horn June
30 1900to Igoo to Tune 30 190 1901 the ex export cxport
port trade of the United States will willamount willamount
amount to the unprecedented total totalof totalof
of 1500000000 zoooooooo the greater por portion portion
tion 01 which represents sales of ofAmerican ofAmerican
American products to Europe If Ifthe Ifthe
the trade war which Mr Vander Vanderlip Vanderlip
lip rophesies as an absolute cere ceretainty certainty
tainty should begin at a time when whenthe whenthe
the agriculture of Europe is in a aflourishin aflourishing
flourishin flourishing condition the United UnitedStates UnitedStates
States would suffer great commer commerciallosses commercial
ciallosses cial losses Europe is compelled compelledat
at present to buy our grain and our ourmeat ourmeat
meat products but it it should be become become
come independent 01 us in these theseparticulars theseparticulars
particulars the American farmer farmerand farmerand
and cattle rafser would at once feel leelthe feelthe
the shrinkage In the demand for fortheir fortheir
their products with a probable re reduction neduction
duction also in the selling value of ofthese ofthese
these products in the home mar markets markets
kets The South now supplies suppliesGreat suppliesGreat
Great Britain and the Continental Continentalnations Continentalnations
nations with a large part of the raw rawcotton rawcotton
cotton which they consume in their theirmills theirmills
mills If bv reason of the in increased increased
creased production in Egypt Egyptwhere Egyptwhere
where large tracts 01 land are being beingreclalmeJ beingreclaimed
reclaimed the demand for Amen American Amencan
can cotton should be reduced the theSouthern theSouthern
Southern cotton growers would wouldsuffer wouldsuffer
suffer heavy losses As for our ex exports cxports
ports of manufactures 01 various variouskinds variouskinds
kinds Europe could probably probablymanage probablymanage
manage to do without them Peo PeopIe PeopIe
pIe can live and even be measura measurably measurably
bly happy without consuming the thepropucts thepro
propucts pro lucts 01 our mills and factories factoriesIf
If the Europeans believe th thlm thlmselves m mselves
selves to be fighting for commer commercial commercial
cial and industrial eXistence ab abstention abstention
stention from the use of American Americanmanufactures Americanmanufactures
manufactures might be regarded regardedas
as a policy of practical wisdom as aswell aswell
well as evidence of the highest highesttatriotism highestpatriotism
patriotism All the wise people peopleand peopleand
and patriotic people are arenot not on this thisside thisside
side of the Atlantic AtlanticEven AtlanticEven
Even if the United States should shouldwin shouldwin
win in a trade war with Europe the thevictory thevictory
victory would be dearly purchased purchasedSensible purchasedSensible
Sensible people with no axes to togrind togrind
grind and no personal interests to topromote topromoteknow
promote promoteknow know that a trade war with withEurope withEurope
Europe is absolutely unnecessary unnecesaryand unnecessaryand
and can be a averted erted bv moderate moderatetariff moderatetariff
tariff concessions WI W cannot bund bunda
a wall around the United States Statesand Statesand
and expect other nations to throw throwopen throwopen
open their gates to us If other oUlernations othernations
nations erect barriers against our ourproducts ourproducts
products we cannot jusly com complain cornplain
plain Of course if the United UnitedStates UnitedStaIcs
States is hunting for a trade war it itwill itwill
will find one But why borrow borrowtrouble borrowtrouble
trouble troubleThe troubleThe
The attention 01 the State tate De Department Departrnent
partment officials has been at attracted attracted
tracted to an article written writt n by
D DrAkxander t l x nder vort vo Peez a noted notedcmC1D notedGcrfna
Gcrfna cmC1D economist1 Jo i ti Iththe lh Munich Munichiil
iil i
Agt11lelne Ztiltmg Dr yon Peez Peezurges Peezurges
urges a European tariff alliance allianceagainst allianceagainst
against the United States He says saysOur saysOur
Our opportunity comes with ith the com commercial commercial
mercial treaties What should first be bedone bedone
done In defense Is to follow tbeexamplt tbeexampltIn the example exampleIn
In regard to tariffs and trade treaties treatieswhich treatieswhich
which the United States has set for or us usAt usAt
At the European seashore England 1s 1sincluded isincluded
included herein a tariff should be beestablished beestablished
established counter to that 01 the Union UnionwhIle Unionwhle
whIle the European nations should shouldarrange shouldarrange
arrange tariffs touching each other otherwhich otherwhich
which would not materially di difien er rom romthose reinthose
those now exlstin existing But only the rca restoration rcatorallon
toration of the tripartite Imperial alU alURoce all allance
Roce wOUld ofFer alf those guaranties 2uarantieswhich guarantieswhich
which are requisite In a matter 01 such suchgreat suchgreat
great Importance ImportanceWhat importanceWhat
What will the United States do That ThatIs ThatIs
Is her affair We only follow her cCam cCampie eainpie
pie Perhaps she will propose proposean on under understandln understanding
standln standing But what whatsaysRanke says Ranke It Is Isnot Isnot
not in the nature of predominant forces forcesto forcesto
to restrict themselves boundaries must mustbe mustbe
be established for or them A people so so1oun soyoung
1oun young acute and rich in future possibil possibilities possibliitles
ities as the citizens 01 the UnIon will willfind willfind
find boundarIes to the aspirations only onlvwhen onlywhen
when they see that attempts at further furtherconquest furtherconquest
conquest will be e met with vigorous vigorousresIstance vigorousresistance
resIstance
Trusts Old ana Now NowProbably NowProbably
Probably Mr Knox will not be beinclined beinclined
inclined to extend the inquiry he heis heis
is said to be making into trust trustmethods trustmethods
methods beyond the development developmentof
of combinations in the United UnitedStates UnitedStates
States in the past decade II he hecares hecares
cares to study the ancient history historvof
of trade monopoly he wlll find in interestin increating
terestin creating suggestions In the cur current current
rent Dumber of the Atlantic Atlanticllfnntltfl AtlanticJoniliIy
llfnntltfl According to the author authorof authorof
of an article in this mag magazine magazinecorners zne znecorners
corners and combinations of ofcapitat ofcapital
capital existed four centuries ago agomuch agomuch
much like those of today Frank Frankfort Frankfort
fort was the greatest trading city cityof cityof
of the theearth earth and Germany the chief chief
central market of the orIds com commerce cornmerce
merce Fortunes grew with the thetwentieth thetwentieth
twentieth century swiftness of Mr MrCarnegies MrCarnegies
Carnegies or Mr Rockefellers Rockefellersaccumulations Rockefellersaccumulations
accumulations The profit on onmercantile onmercantile
mercantile capital in one trading tradin2season tradingseason
season of 100 days was not unfre unfrequently unfrequently
quently 450 per cent There were werecorners werecorners
corners in metals metals hardware hardwareleather hardwareleather
leather tallow and agricultural agriculturalproducts agriculturalproducts
products Tradesmen who rei refused refusedto used usedto
to enter into the arrangement were werecrushed werecrushed
crushed out bV a sudden lower Jowering lowering
ing ofpdoes of pniocs When competition competitionhad competitionhad
had been stifled prices rose again aeainThe againThe
The sixteenth century monopolists monopolistswere
were denounced by Luther while whilepeasants whilepeasants
peasants nobles clergy and andsmaller andsmaller
smaller tradespeople united in inprotest inprotest
protest against them Antitrust Antitrustlaws Antitrustlaws
laws were wereenactedasearlyas enacted as early as 1512 1512but ixa ixabut
but prVed ineffective Many 01 01the ofthe
the monopolists the Atlantic AtlanticltJOlltllly AllanticM
ltJOlltllly M t1ly writer states held places placesin placesin
in the councils of cities other offi officials officials
cials were induced to make advan advantageous advantageous
tageous investments with the com companies cornpanics
panics or were purchased out outright outright
right The Aerwarts the Gossen Gossenbrots Gossenbrats
brats and the Paumgartens were werethe werethe
the Pierpont Morgans the Rock Rocklel1ers Rockfellers
lel1ers and the Carnegies of the thesixteentb thesixteenth
sixteenth century There was even evena
a bee becr r trust in the days of old oldand oldand
and at Nuremberg we are told toldthe toldthe
the city established municipal municipalbreweries municipalbreweries
breweries to check the extortions extortionsof extortionsofthe
of ofthe the brewers trust trustWould trustWould
Would Trusts Do Such ThIngs ThIngsM ThingsM
M Ser Sergius lus de Witte Russian RussianFinance RussianFinance
Finance Minister and Mr Lvman
Gage Secretary of the Treasury Treasuryof
01 the United States have been beencO1ducting beencoiducting
cO1ducting a long ran range e cootro cootroversy controversy
versy with Washington and St StPetersbur StPetersburg
Petersbur Petersburg as the points from fromwhich fromwhich
which the cOntroversialists address addresstheir addresstheir
their arguments to each other other1he otherThe
The debate has not been conclu conclusive conclusive
sive as far as either of these emi eminent cmineat
neat economists is concerned concernedNitber concernedNeither
Neither is convinced that the other otherknows otherknows
knows what he is t talking lking about aboutand aboutand
and the public mind in the United UnitedStates UnitedStates
States at least Is still in a state of ofbewilderment ofbewilderment
bewilderment M de Witte is evi evidently cvidently
dently more of a financier and a abusiness abusiness
business man than a diplomatist diplomatistwho diplomatistwho
who says graceful and airy noth nothings nothtags
tags and heaps compliments upon uponhi3 uponhi
hi3 hi opponent There is an old oldpr oldproverb
pr proverb > verb that if you scratch a Rus Russian Russian
sian you will find a Tartar M de deWitte deWitte
Witte has exemplified the truth of ofthis ofthis
this adage in an Interestine lnterestin way wayIn wayIn
In his plain blunt manner he inti intimated Intimated
mated that a countervailing duty dutywas dutywas
was imposed bv the Treasury De Department Dcpartment
partment upon imports of Russian RussiansUlar Russiansugar
sugar in consideration of generous generouscontributions generouscontributions
contributions which the su sugar ar in interests interests
terests of the United States had hadmade hadmade
made to the campaign fund oJ the theparty theparty
party in Dower Now as every everybodv everybody
body knows such things never neverhappen neverhappen
happen in the United States I It Itour Iiour
our sugar interests ever give of oftheir oftheir
their hard earned profits to the thepoliticians thepoliticians
politicians it is for pbiJanthropic pbiJanthropicreasons pbilanthropicreasons
reasons alone never with the eX eXpectation cxpcctation
pectation of receiving favors avors in reo reoturn re return
turn So it will be seen that M de deWitte deWitte
Witte has been prosslV imposed imposedupon Imposedupon
upon and does not not4 realized that thatpolitics thatpolitics
politics in the United States is en envcloped envelop
vcloped velop 4 in al1atmospherc of f purity
fr
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REALMS OF KINGS KINGSMonloo KINGSMonroe
Monroe Doctrlno May bo Invohet InvohetbJ
bJ PllTat Px1ate1ntcrcsts Px1ate1ntcrcstsIn Iotorcsfl IotorcsflIn
In view o of constantly repeated repeatedsemlofficial repeatedsemiofficial
semiofficial warning from Wash Washinton Washlitton
litton that Germany and perhaps perhapsother perhapsother
other European powers are giving givingsigns givingsigns
signs 01 purposes hostile to the theMonroe theMonroe
Monroe Doctrinoit DoctrinQ it is interesting interestingto
to recall that whole countries in inSouth ioSouth
South and Central America and andSouth andSouthAfnia
South SouthAfnia Afri3o are arepractically practically owned ownedby ownedby
by individuals or business firms in inthe inthe
the United States or Europe EuropeThere EuropeThere
There are republics in America Americawhich Americawhich
which do nothing of consequence consequencewithout consequencewithout
without first consulting the firms hrmswhose firmswhose
whose interests arcof are of paramount paramountimportancc paramountimportance
importance importanccRosner importanceRosner
Rosner Brothers 01 Germany Germanvcontrol Germanycontrol
control a large part of the Interior Interiorot
ot the Republic of Honduras HondurasThev HondurasTney
Thev also own the island ot Ama Amapala
pala which protects the leading leadingPacific leadingPacific
Pacific harbor of ofHonduras ofHondurasIn Honduras HondurasIn
In Paraguay 2 215o000acres J SOooo acres are areowned areowned
owned by London financiers who whotook vhotook
took the region in payment 01 01debts ofdebts
debts made by the Government GovernmentPractically GovernmentPractically
Practically all the rest of the terri territory tern terntory
tory oJ Paraguay is owned bv two twoGerman twoGerman
German companies which have havefounded havefounded
founded the colonies of Nueva NuevaGermania NuevaGermania
Germania and the Leipzig colonies colomesThe coloniesThe
The financiers and business firms firmscame firmscame
came into the possession of Para Paraguay Paraguay
guay because the Government WpS WpStoo wpstoo
too poor to pay its debts debtsThe debtsThe
The Oroya Railway in Peru a amasterwork amasterwork
masterwork of engIneering passts pasststhrougn passsthrougn
througn a mountain pass 5041 15041feet 5041eet
feet eet above the sea level The con contract contract
tract for the construction of this thisrailway thisrailway
railway was given to the firm 01
Henry Mei Meiggs gs Co which also alsobuilt alsobuilt
built the theValparaisoSantiago Valparaiso Santiago rail railway railway
way over the Andes mountains mountainsTha mountainsTha
Tha bill for the co construction struction of ofthe
the Orova railway w Ws s never paid paidby paidby
by the Ieruvian Government It Itamounted Itamounted
amounted to 78828500 Meiges MeigesCo MeiggsCo
Co now operate the Orova rail railway railway
way in their own interest and prac practically practically
tically control the internal com commerce cornmerce
merce of Peru
Should the President 01 Nicara Nicaragua Nicaragua
gua desire to attack his neighbors neighborsill
ill Salvadcu he mu must t first applyJW applyJWErmai applytoIErnsaiu1trotbers
Ermai IErnsaiu1trotbers 1f1Jrotbers a German Germanandask Sid Sidand
and andask ask theIr consent Should the thefirm thefirm
firm grant tae Nicaraguan Presi Presidents Presidents
dents request it would be asked askedto askedto
to furni furnish h the sinews 0 of war warLike warLike
Like conditions prevail in parts
01 S SDt4tb > qtb Africa A territory ei eight eighttimes ht httimes
times as large as England and andWales andWales
Wales is controlled by the British BritishNicer BritishNiger
Nicer Company This immense immensetract immensetract
tract with ito its 3000000u inhabi inhabitants inhabitants
tants is governed by a few busi business business
ness men who occupy a small smallbuilding smallbuilding
building in London Their terri territory tern terntory
tory was formerly controlled by bythe bythe
the French but they were glad to tosell tosell
sell out to the National Alrical1 Alrical1Company AiricanCompany
Company out of which the Niger NigerCompany NigerCompany
Company was formed This com companv cornpany
panv rules despotically and keeps keepsan
an army of 2500 soo men officered by byEnglishmen byEnglishmen
Englishmen EnglishmenThe EnglishmenThe
The business concern lt the head headof headof
of which is Cecil CecilRbodegowns Rbode9owns ter territory ternitory
ritory far larger than that owned ownedby ownedby
by the Ni Niger er Company The land landin landin
in the direct control of the British BritishSouth BritishSouth
South African Company is 750000 750000square 750000square
square miles in extent and is about aboutthirteen aboutthirteen
thirteen times as large as England Englandand Englandand
and Wales Young as this coun country country
try is in development it has 2250 2250miles 2250miles
miles in streets a telegraphic net netof
01 3000 miles and telephonic con connection connection
nection of 18r miles Salisbury is isthe isthe
the seat of government and Rho Rhodesia Rhodesia
desia and Bulu Buhiwayo wayo are the cen centres centres
tres 01 commerce commerceTen commerceTen
Ten thousand square miles north northof
01 hodesia are in the possession possessionof
of the British North Charterland CharterlandExploration CharterlandExploration
Exploration Company and the theyearly theyearly
yearly profits are ver great greatIbea greatIbea
Ibea is the name ofa territory on onthe onthe
the east coast ot Africa which in ini888
1888 was transferred by the Sultan Sultanof
01 Zanzibar to the Imperial British BritisbEastAfrican BritishEastAfrican
EastAfrican Company The best bestharbor bestharbor
harbor on this coast is that of ofMombasa ofMornbasa
Mombasa with 25000 inhabitants inhabitantsA
A large part of this territory Is as asyet asyet
yet unexplored It has mountains mountainsas
as high as the Alps and nd volcanos volcanosare volcanosare
are many The native population populationis
is very large IareThe largeThe
The King Leopold LeopoldWalsh Walsh Com Company Cornpany
pany owns a large part of Africa AfricaThe AfricaThe
The Congo Free State has a pop population
ulation 01 10000000 and the yearly yearlyreceipts yearlyreceipts
receipts of the King Leopold LeopoldWalsh LeopoldValsh
Walsh Company are 8000000 8000000King 8ooooooKing
King Leopold of course is the theKin theKingofthe
Kin Kingofthe of the Belgians In the de development developirtent
velopment of this territory the theKing theKing
King paid at first 200000 yearly vearlyout yearlyout
out 01 h hs s private purse Last Lastsummer Lastsummer
summer he took Mr Walsh of ofChicapo ofChicaro
Chicapo a as his partner and the thetwo thetwo
two formed a stock company The Thecompany Thecompany
company has discovered rich de deposits depositS
posits 01 copper and looks for big bigpr06ts bigprofits
profits in this mineral mineralIn mineralIn
In North Borneo 16000 square squaremile squaremiles
mile are owned b by the British
I L
f
I
North Borneo Company This Thisterritory Thisterritory
territory has 987 miles milesofcoastand milesofcoastanda of coast and anda
a population of 150000 It pro produces produces
duces gold copper and coal and anddoes anddoes
does an annual business 01 5000 ooo
000 000Absotuto 000Abaoluto
Absotuto Intlop liudopsndanco ndenco 01 the War WarUOC8 Warloos
UOC8 On OnThere OnThere
There is 110 reason to believe believethat believethat
that the war in South Africa is any anynearer anynearer
nearer the termination desired by
England than at any time since it itbegan itbegan
began is the statement statementcontained statementcontainedin contained containedin
in a circular sent out by Charles CharlesD
D Pierce Consul Generalof General of the theOrange theOrange
Orange Free State Stateand and trustee and andtreasurer andtreasurer
treasurer treasurer oi theD thefloer cr relieffund relieffundwhose eJief fund fundwhose
whose offi offies es are re 03t 1J6 i6 Liberty Libertvstreet Libertystreet
street NeY Ne York Mr Pi Pierce Piercesays rcc rccsays
says hundreds 01 letters are re received receivecl
ceived by his office asking for in information information
formation regarding the true truestatus truestatus
status of ofthe the Boers the war and as asto asto
to the truthfulness of statements statementswhich statementswhich
which are daiJ daiJj disseminated by bythe bythe
the British throughout the country countryto
to the injury 01 the Boer cause causeNo causeNo
No credtnce he says can be begiven begivento given
to reports emanating from British Britishsources
sources vhich hich come through prej prejudiced prejudiced
udiced chann channels 15 and censored censoredcable censoredcable
cable despatches After quoting
Lord Kitcheners report to the theLondon r
London War Office recommend recommending recommending
ing that fresh terms be oflered to tothe tothe
the Boers including a restoration restorationof
of prisoners reinstating the farm farmens arm armels
els with State assistance and equal equalpolitical equalpolitical
political rights and amnesty to toCape toCape
Cape rebels Mr Pierce ierce says offi official official
cial reports a as well as letters from fromprivlces fromprivtes
privlces privtes and others othersat at the seal 01 01war ofwar
war to the English press show showthat showthat
that the cost of the struggle has hasbeen hasbeer
been enormous He gives a table tabieof tableof
of British casualties as follows followsOfficIaliv followsOflicially
OfficIaliv admitted by reports to
May 6 1901 63498 3493
In hospilals In South Africa Arricagoverament Africagovernment
government admfIlon 14000
I Iiiaids < talds at relit centers centersColonial 81000
Colonial invalids S ooo oo
Civilian deaths 2bo aboo
Casualties since larch 31 z 2oq 2oqTotall oqo oqoTotal
Total os s to British 94 94498 94498In < t98 t98Inaddltloll
Inaddltloll In addition the Boers have captu captured capturedand ed edIlnd
and released about 20000 prisoners
COfttinuiHg the thesttement stat me is ismad ismade
mad made that the term Of peace 4 oji oji1usd
t 1usd I d by Th uePTnth t ne netfbn
tfbn arc ID indication that she l has hasnot s snot
not been successful and desires to towithdraw towithdraw
withdraw from 1 js war which has hasyielded hasyielded
yielded her neithel gain nor glory glorvThe gloryThe
The rejection of these terms says saysMr saystr
Mr tr Pierce shows how the Boers Boersre Boersregard
re regard ard their chances 01 success and andhe andhe
he declares the only terms they theywill theyvill
will accept are absolute independ independence independence
ence enceFurther enceFurther
Further on after reviewing the theitruggles thetruggles
itruggles truggles made by the Boers it is istated istated
tated that the war has already alreadycost alreadycost
cost Great Britain 1000000000 1000000000in
in gold a sum twice greater than thanthe thanthe
the entire value of the republics republicsand republicsand
and that now having failed to sub subjugate sublugate
jugate the Boers she is seeking to todpopulate todpopulate
dpopulate their country and andstarve andstarve
starve the people into submission submissionMr
Mr Pierce declares that 25000 25000women aooo aooowomen
women and children are held pris prisoners pnisoners
oners bv the British confined in inbarns inbarns
barns outbuildings tents and andprison andprison
prison pens guarded by soldiers soldiersand soldiersand
and supplied with a ration of two twopounds twopoundsofflour
pounds poundsofflour of flour and three pounds poundsof
01 cornmeal a week to each person personand personand
and to obtain this allowance allowancewomen allowancewomen
women often stand in line twelve twelveor
or eighteen hours hoursIn hoursIn
In conclusion the estimate is isgIven isgiven
gIven that it has cost En England land
500000 for every Boer that has hasbeen hasbeen
been killed killedTho killedThe
The hope or oflrelanti oflrelantiMr Irolaod IrolaodMr
Mr James Drummey collector collectorof
of harbor dues of ofthe the port of C rk rkIreland rkIreland
Ireland now on a brief visit to tothis tothis
this country was a guest at the theEbbitt theEbbitt
Ebbitt the past week Speaking Speakingof Speakingofconditions
of ofconditions conditions in Ireland he said saidCork saidCork
Cork has the finest harbor h the theworld theworldand
world worldand and out of out it there therego go to America Americaevery Americaevery
every week from 1000 to 1000 Irish Irishmen Irishmen
men women womenandchildreu and cblldren This country countryIs
Is surely a paradise where our people peoplebave peoplehave
have bn welcomed with open hands handsI
I had hadheard heard much of America and the theplirUbe thepartthe
plirUbe Irish have played playedherebut bere but what wbatI
I have discovered since I arrived a few fewweek fewwecksago
week wecksago ago has astonished me The Thehore Theus Theushope
hope 01 our people at present Is the tbepaMRRe thepassage
passage oUhe compulsory land purcl1e purcl1ebill purcbue purcbuebill
bill If it becomes II law and we wI wIhelve I Ih4ve
helve the hearty support of the Llberall Liber Liberin
in pressing It the Irish farmer will han hanchance ha haa
a chance to make a decent nlng M Mit AiIt
it 1 is now be is oppressed by b rent rat ratthat rates ratesthat
that be cannot pay and save anythi anythilor anytbieg anytbiegfor
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work hard every day and hsVe notbln notblnto nothinE nothinEto
to eat fQr or a week but potatoes and sour sourmilk 0111 0111milk
milk and at the end 01 the week have havenotbin havenothing
notbin nothing hut Just enough to pay the rent rentThe rentThe
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hl high h rents they have to pay there is no nochalice nochance
chalice to save They have no money moneytbe moneythe
the poor farmers to buy liquor If they theywal1te theywanted
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that thlt trade would never suppo support 1Q 1Q01itry a aogwry
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