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THE EVENING STAR.
With Sunday Morning Edition.
WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY August 22, 1909
THEODOBE W. NOYES.?Editor j
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Entered as tcccnd claw miil matter at the po?t j
off.o? at V,*i4UuigtoB, D. C.
THE STAXt hag a r?e*l?* and permanent
Family Circulation much more than the
combined circulation of the other Wash
ington dailiea. As a Hewi and Adver
tising Medium it has no competitor.
Tie F.-.euins H?r. with the Sunday J"0"1"*
,!Vnvo-,| by carrier* wHW".the <1?
.1 cent* :ir nonth without the Sonriny
uiuiiiliig edhlou ut 44 cents per m?nth.
By mall. postage prepaid.
n?l v. Sunday Included, one uionfb. CO rents.
Pally. Sunday excepted. flue "00lb' ?? c
Saturday Star, one year? ?I;J ?
Snndajr Star, one year.
The "Plug Hat" Democrat.
Nicknames have always played a part]
in politics, and sometimes a very apt and .
entertaining one. The Pl?y^und f
school is not more prolific of such badger,
ing than the political field.
When the farmers of South Carolina
rallied in force to Mr. Tillman in his light
against the Hampton-Butler leadership
thev were described as 'wool hat demo
crats *' Their style of headgear gave
them a name they still bear.
In New York a new brand of democrat
has just appeared. He is called the plug
hat democrat." and figures in the Sara
toga movement for the rehabilitation of
the New York democracy. The Conners
people appraise him as a superior person
of the big town, dressed In the latest
fashion, fond of parade, and either a
trust man or In the pay of the trusts.
His object is to rule, or rule out. the
plain people.
This style democrat was formerly called
"a silk stocking." The nicknames went;
to the other end of the man to describe
him. He was held up to ridicule as one.
who scorned cotton socks and all who
wore them, dressing his own feet and
shins in costly fabric?, and advertising
Ids superiority by the quality of his rai
ment. His political brethren of the plain
sort regarded him as a tailor-made par
tisan?imposing on dress parade and in
the matter of proclamations, but of no
force in action.
Another name for this man was a tine
haired democrat"?one who, except when
lie wanted a favor, stood at a distance
from "short crops" and "low brows," and
admired the superior texture of his own !
make-up. 1
It was a New Yorker of distinction who,
bearing this designation, once confided to
a friend that it made him work twice as
hard for what h? got at the polls. "I
have never put on any airs in my life,
but a ward leader once called me 'a fine
haired democrat' and the gibe stuck. I
have never been able to pet rid of It.
An amusing thing is that my hair is fine,
and art expensive result to me is that
barbers always remark on the fact in a
way to make a tip absolutely necessary.
How much, first and last, I have paid
out in response to compliments on that
score from barbers I do not like to con
sider. The sum total must be a reflection
on me. But. fortunately, that ward
leader knows nothing about it."
What will the "plug hat democrats"
carry to Saratoga under their hats, and
what will they have the courage to re
veal when they remove their hats In con
vention? T^e eyes of the country will be
on those lids.
Aerial Smuggling.
Ever sin e large dirigible balloons were
perfected . e have been visions of up
to-date s;. .is illng by means of these ma
chines. English cartoonists have been
varying this theme with a series of pic- j
tures showing how the customs may be
evaded by modern scientific methods. The
possibility is not at all remote that any
country that has a land boundary or an
easily crossed water border may in a few
j ears be exposed to invasion by the tariff
dodgers in gas bag and aeroplane. An
illustration . of this is afforded In the
course of a dispatch from Eagie Pass,
Tex., which avers thai puns and ammunl- j
tion have been for some time conveyed
from that state into Mexico by means of
an airship. Reports are In circulation !
that a mysterious dirigible has been mak
ing nocturnal flights recently and it is
hinted tiiat the Mexican government is
deeply interested in the character of its
? argo.
This rnuy well give the fiscal authori
ties of U>e I'niltd States concern. Our
? "anadiat! bo:d*r is long and difficult .of
patrol. If t,n dirigible is developed, as
now promises, to the point of frclgiit-car
lylng capacity, what is to prevent an cn
terpr.sing importer from running light
goods of a highly dutiable character into j
the Dominion and transsidpi'ig them from
s'>m? point near th?* boundary into the :
1 tilted Htatej. b> tb<- aerial lOiite'.' Must ;
thl- gov eminent (staidi?h a chain of!
s-at chllghts and ah ship guns along the
i iitire bovde. from l.ahc Superior to PuKet
vMind and patrol toe great lak?s and
the St. lawr'iice river with high-tiring
gun boats?
?'onstdering vh.it enterprise i-; shown
by smugglers nowadays in ihe effort to
get past the inspectors, it Is hardly to be
doubted that some use will be made of
tlx- dirigible i?r the aeroplane in this same i
behalf. It is quite within the possiblll- '
th-s that this country may have to rcor- j
gantxe its customs service in order to copo j
?w ith modern conditions.
The New York sculptor who will
*pend a year In ja.il rather than pay
alimony, is taking the problem of do
mestic economy with painful seriousness.
Every now and then Hrig. (Jen. Fun
*ton is brought to passing attention as a
hero who preferred comparative oseurity
to the magasiii" habit.
Tlie five-foot shell of books is already
beginning to accumulate dust while the
best >ellprs are getting dog-eared.
hughes and Direct Nominations.
? Jov. llughes has returned from his
western trip, and is agttln occupying the
center of the stage at home. He still ad
voca es direct nominations, and Is asking
the people of New York to elect a legis
lature favorable to the policy. His op
ponents. both in his own and the demo
ratlc party, concede that he is making
progress. but doubt if early success
wilts him. '
\ letter from Buffalo treating of t.^e
situatlo: contains this paragraph:
A few months hence, when the legis
lature mee's. if direr; nominations be de
feated it is inevitable that the governor
will be led to accept a renoininatlon. Not
t.> ii>* It woi:'J bv to abandon a cause
iha. would Instantly perish ftnm lack of
even respectable leaders. To do It would
zreau continuing a tight will every ad
vantage of position with him. In addi
tion it would leave Mr. Hughes in the
really strategic position if President Taft
i* not to be renominated."
If Mr. Taft shou'd die. Gov. Hughes,
serving for the third time running at Al
bany. would be in a si l ong position as
respects hi? party's national leadership
in IP 12. But not otherwise. If Mr. Taft
lives?and his health Is excellent?he is
reasonably certain of a renomlnation.
Any cahfda:Ion setting him aside sup
noees such a ?condition of things in the
republican party as miskes the next re
publican presidential nomination all but
value.ess. Certainly as strong a man as
j Gov. Hughes would not care for it.
j Gov. Hughes has made this direct nomi
[ nations matter his own?not, as lie ex
plains, for his own benefit, but in the
interests of an Improved public service.
He believes, as many others do. that the
present plan of selecting candidates for
office In New York is seriously defective,
and should be changed. The bosses are
too powerful; the people all but impotent.
A change reversing this order of things
would work for the benefit of the whole
state, and for that reason he is insisting
on a change.
The bosses, of course, resist. No boss
ever felt h's power slipping away with
good opinion of the law effecting that re
sult. The political Othello is always
strongly attached to his occupation. As
a rule, he knows nothing but politics of
the brand in which he excels. Cripple
or clrcumsegbe him there, and you reduce
him to a nonentity.
But the boss" loss .is the public's gain.
Where officials owe their places to popu
lar sentiment fairly expressed, and not to
political manipulators with toll to take
for their services, the tone of office rises.
Better men seek recognition. Better
men secure recognition. Cleaner records
are made. When the boss goes out at the
window, graft follows him through the
| door.
Direct nominations will not bring the
millennium, but will bring, where the plans
are properly worked out, a result alto
gether desirable. And If a third term Is
necessary to success in New York, Gov.
Hughes should accept it.
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Back Fences.
If the work of making Washington more i
attractive is to be consistently prosecuted
back yard reform Is absolutely necessary.
The rear premises In this city are far i
from being up io the standard of the
front yards, which are In the main well
kept and neat. Owing to the unfortunate
policy of constructing residences in rows,
without side yards, Washington builders
have adopted the system of inclosing the
lots in high board fences, supposedly for
protection, but actually for concealment.
The result is that In a large percentage
of these yards but little effort Is made to
improve the premises or to maintain any
measure of landscape attractiveness.
An idea prevails in some quarters that
the old style high fence keeps out the
thieves and Is a protection against tres
passers. As a matter of fact the high
fence offers conceaJment to the marauder
instead of an obstacle to entrance. If a
thief is bent upon entering the premises
a six-foot boarding will not deter him
more seriously than a three-foot hedge or
, wired railing, whereas in the yard bor
dered by a low fence he is exposed to
view from all quarters, and is easily de
tected if he undertakes any unlawful act.
Here and there a few of the residents
have agreed upon lower fences and have
removed the unsightly old wooden walls
separating one lot from another, substi
tuting light iron or wire barriers and
sometimes hedges. The effect in such
cases Is decidedly an improvement and it
Is not to be doubted that all who have
tried this experiment regard it with favoi1.
It is plain that the matter will not be
adjusted if left to property owners and
householders themselves. So many of the
residences here are rented that tenants
are not disposed to put any improve
ments upon the property on their "own ac
count, while owners will do only what is
necessary to make the property rentable.
They are short-sighted In not realizing
that a house with ah attractive back out
look is more satisfying to the average
tenant than one which commands a view
of Ugly fenced spaces and ramshackle
sheds and piles of rubbish. .If tti* own
ers of a single square Would agree upon
a series of rear improvements, each would
find his property more rentable than be
fore.
The Commissioners might profitably
consider the desirability of making the
back fences an object of building regula
tion, as a measure of public health. The
rear yard that Is Inclosed by six-foot
boarding often becomes a pestilential
trash collector and cannot be kept under
regulation because of the" difficulty of
supervision. A rule forbidding the erec
tion or maintenance of a fence more than
three or four feet in height would expose
these properties to general view and !
greatly lessen the chances of Insanitary, (
unsightly and undesirable accumulations.
A Congress of Aviators.
Orvllle Wright and Count Zeppelin are
to meet in Berlin and discuss aviation. A
good scheme. Why not an international
congress of aviators, for the good of the
order and the advancement of air science,
so to speak? The meetings might be be
hind closed doors, and members need not
grow too confidential with one another
about details. The thing accomplished
would be a general heartening ah along
the line of Inventors with their heads
and hearts in the air. and anxious to
speed the good work. In the end the
oest machine Is bound to conquer.
I><\ Kliot. like other eminent educators,
li<is sniTt-red more or less from the ten
dency io distort and compress every ut
terance hitM epigrammatic form.
Alfred Vanderblli announces that he
will continue 1o take an. interest In coach
ing. If his yearning for a rapid pace can1
henceforth be satisfied In thai way, he U
to b > congratulated.
The scientific attack on the house fly
has passed the first summer'ft siege with
out any decisive victory. But the end is
not yet.
Only a pessimist discusses the appear
ance of Washington's base ball club In
! last place as if it had never happened
I before..
Efficiency and Accommodation.
j While the experience Is not exceptional^!
nevertheless encounter with a courteous
and accommodating public servant Is al
ways gratifying. There are some people
in the world who think 1t their duty, in
dealing with the public. In stores and'of
flees and other places where business is
transacted, to assume an attitude of dis
content and to give grudgingly the infor
mation or services which their positions
require of them. They possibly have been
chosen for their places because of peculiar
talents, apart from the consideration of
temperamental fitness. The public, how
ever, Is not in a position to dls-ern these
Muallii atlons and often wonders why they
have been selected for their tasks.
Postal clerks. It is pleasant to record,
are almost invariably of the right sort'
accommodating, considerate, and If need
be, sympathetic. It is to the credit of
the postal service that in a majority of
cases the men and women selected for
supplying the public needs are tact
ful, prompt and obliging, and when an
exception to this rule Is encountered the
impression created is emphatically un
pleasant.
It passes understanding to know why
people who are placed In such positions,
where they must of necessity came In
contact with the public at all hours
should adopt the cantankerous, unaccom
modating attitude that Is occasionally to 1
be noted. If they are displeased with i
their assignments they should not vent
their bitterness upon those who must
daily ask them questions or require serv- '
Ice of them. In a business establishment
the surly clerk will hurt trade and Is usu
ally given a short shrift. If the same rule]
should prevail in all public offices there
would be less discontent, and a more gen
eral agreement with the methods in
vogue.
The man who accepts a position, what
ever it may be, as the duty of the hour
I and does the work required of him not
| only faithfully, but good naturedly and
with consideration for those whom he fs
called upon to serve, makes friends, both
for himself and for his employers. Such
men deserve, and usually get, promotion
and rewards. But even when fortune
passes them by they will always have the
satisfaction of realizing that they have
hosts of friends, even if some of them are
Impersonal and anonymous.
Mr. Hearst's Return.
William Randolph Hearst is home again
from a foreign shore. He was absent
for weeks in Europe. He Is silent on the
subject of politics. But It would be a
mistake to suppose that Mr. Hearst is
,not interested any longer in politics, and
that his return at this time merely marks
an early close of the visiting season. We
shall hear from him later In the New
Tork city campaign, and probably In op
position to Tammany Hall.
In national politics Mr. Hearst has not
cut an influential figure. His candidacy
for the democratic nomination for Presi
dent in 1904 was a disappointment to
him. Some men upon whom he thought
he had claims refused their support, and
this gave Judge Parker an easy triumph.
Last year Mr. Hearst gave way to a
lieutenant standing for his policies; but
the country would not accept the candi
dacy seriously. The polllns: was insig
nificant. How many votes Mr. Hearst
himself would have polled Is but con
jecture. More, certainly, than Mr. His
' gen did, but not enough to affect the
result. Mr. Taft would still have won
with ease.
In New York affairs, however, Mr.
Hearst has shown influence. His race
against Mr. McClellan for mayor sur
prised everybody, and there are men who
still believe, notwithstanding the result
of the recount, that he was elected. Cer
tain it is that he exhibited great strength
and a high order of generalship in that
campaign.
There was an exhibition of power and
; generalship, too, in his management of
Tammany in his race for governor. First
he forced himself upon Tammany in the
state convention, and then upon the or
ganization in the contest before the peo
ple. He did not win at the polls, but' all
his associates on the ticket did, and
through his instrumentality. He had dic
tated not only his own, but everybody
else's nomination.
On this record Mr. Hearst is to be reck
oned with In New York affairs. Just
where he stands in the mayoralty matter
is not known. He seeks no office himself.
He has "mentioned" nobody for mayor.
It is difficult to believe that he would
i support a candidate representing Tam
I many and all Its works. But If Tam
I many, cornered, should ask for his advice
on the subject, and give other signs of a
desire to co-operate, would he respond
favorably? In New York not only does
politics make strange bedfellows, but It
changes them with great rapidity.
We should hear from Mr. Hearst in a
short time now. Conferences are begin
ning, and the man with a preference, or
a warm objection, should prepare to ex
press it.
Harriman and the Table.
Mr. Harriman, It is now stated. Is not
desperately ill, but, preferring American
to European cooking, is coming back to
get a square meal. Well, he is lucky in
j being able to pick his food, and to travel
, a distance to get the kind be likes. His
tribute to the home table is to his credit.
Many a man has sighed for it after
sampling all the rich dishes of the most
famous taverns. Be it ever so humble,
there is no food like the home food.
John Howard Payne was right about
that.
It would be Interesting to know wheth
er Mr. Rockefeller's family physician
allows him to eat petrol with his break
fast rolls.
The position on which Mr. Gilford
I'inchot seems disposed to insist is that
he is a forester and not a lawyer.
Oklahoma is to have another land
opening just as a casual reminder to the
economists who insist that the over
crowding of big cities is unavoidable.
Confidential rumors are afloat in Bev
erly to the effect that Mr. Taft considers
a perfect polf game almost as difficult
to attain as a perfect tariff.
A definite announcement by Uncle Joe
Cannon some time a?o to the effect that
he was in politics for keeps may im
press on a number of statesmen the wis
dom of keeping their own fences in re
pair instead of trying to tear his down.
SHOOTING STARS.
BV PIIIl.ANDKtl JOHNMOX.
Relentless Misfortune.
"I used to walk the floor worrying about
how 1 was going to pay my landlord,"
said Mr. Tufluek.
"I hope you have quit all that?"' re
plied the optimist.
"I had to. The landlord said that if
I didn't stop wearing out the floor he'd
raise the rent."
| "Dc man dat thinks he's smarter dan
anybody else." .said Uncle Eben, "mout
bo fairly happy if he could keep frum
reachln' into his wallet an' backln' hls
self wif real money."
Oood Times.
The oyster soon will quit the bay;
The reed-blrd likewise will appear.
Then, who will hesitate to say
Prosperity at last Is here?
Suspicious of Favorites.
"I understand that politician aspires lo
be recognized as a favorite son?",
"Ifep," answered Farmer Corntossel.
"He 'pears to have some such Ideas."
"lkm't you approve of them?"
"Not altogether. My observation is
that the pet of a family is jes* as likely
to prove a disappointment as any of the
other members."
Chance for a Surprise.
"What wo want to give you people out
front," said the theatrical manager, "is
something that will surprise you."
"Well," answered the regular play
goer, "If you really want to surprise ub,
you might give us a musical comedy with
out a suggestive line or an Improper
costume in it."
The Happy Farmer.
The farmer was in days gone by
An. object of compassion.
We said "by gum" and joked "old 81"
Because It was the fashion.
He held, while following the plow,
l7nto his own devices.
While we were worrying as to how
To eat at city prices.
The farmer now has corn and oats, j
And meat and eggs and cider;
His sphere of influence, one notes.
Each year is growing wider.
He lets "us city fellers" grin
At "Rubes" and lives In clover,
While we go broke for food in tin
Diluted and warmed over.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
. IN THE STAR
The boys of Georgetown were evidently
not perfectly well behaved half a century
ago. though possibly there
Georgetown ** no particular improv-e
? . ment in this respect In
nuisance. that length of time, save
perhaps In the matter especially men
tioned in the following paragraph of The
Star of August 16, 1859:
"We have several times observed boys
and others engaged in a species of sport
about our market during market hours
whioh is certainly very wrong, if not dan
gerous. We mean the daily practice of
throwing pieces of meat, watermelon rind,
rotten fruit, etc.. at certain classes of
passerisby. We know from experience as
well as observation that It Is not very
beneficial to clean clothing or a decent
hat. nor agreeable to one's feelings, to bo
clouted alongside of the head or on the
back with one of these articles. Some of
the ladies who visit the market are com
J plaining loudly of the offense. We hope,
j therefore, that those who have been guilty
, of it heretofore will have better manners
and more gallantry than to be guilty of
the dangerous offense again. Moreover, it
is in violation of the law, the penalty of
which is a fine of $5."
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The Maryland Agricultural College was
J a new institution fifty years ago, and
there was great interest
Agricultural in it. In The 8tar of Au
College. KlI8t 17, ,s a neW8
" item outlining the pro
posed course of education there:
"This institution is located nine miles
from this city, near the railroad to Balti
more. We learn that accommodations
have been provided for 200 students. The
farm in its general management Is to be
made an example of the best modes of
culture in the several departments of ag
riculture. It will be stocked with the
best breeds of cattle, sheep, hogs, etc.,
and the most approved tools. A portion
of the faculty have already been ap
pointed. and the vacant professorships
will be filled by the trustees at their
meeting in September. The institution
will be opened for 'he reception of stu
dents on the first Wednesday of October,
when.it will be formally dedicated. After
this year the colleg'ate year will be di
vided into two terms, the first commenc
ing on the first Wednesday of September
and ending the first Wednesday of
March, and the second commencing on
the first Wednesday of March and ending
on the last Friday of July. A prepara
tory department being attached to the
college, all students above the age of
twelve years will be admitted on produc
ing evidence of good moral character and
unon complying with other requirements.
The entire charge per annum to each
pupil for board, tuition, lodging, washing,
fuel and lights will be $250.00."
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Half a century ago so many different
kinds of laws were in force in the Dis
trict of Columbia and so
Local many interpretations were put
_ upon them that it was not at
Laws. alj easy for residents to know
when they were complying with the re
quirements and wJien they wero in viola
tion. Tn The Star of August 18. 1850, is
a news paragrapli as follows:
"There appears to be a vast difference
in the construction put on various munic
ipal laws by different persons and an er
roneous impression frequently results In
heavy cost? to individuals who are unin
tentional offenders. The amending, re
pealing and re-enacting of laws since the
publication of Sheahan's Digest have mys
tified the laws to such an extent that even
our legislators find a difficulty In placing
their hands upon the operative acts. An
instance occurred in the present council
when the police committee reported an act
repealing part of an act relating to geese
running at large. After the resolution
was adopted they discovered they had re
pealed a law not In existence and had to
reconsider their action in order to reach
the existing law. The laws relating to
non-resident colored persons are not fair
ly -understood, nor are those relating to
such as make this place their permanent
residence. Indeed, there seems to be a
general feeling that the city laws require
a thorough digest, with a view to their
publication in such shape that the public
may really know what they are."
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The streets of Washington were In pret
ty bad shape half a century ago, even
the best of them being
Ninth far removed from the
present scale of the pcor
Street. er streets. Ninth street
from the avenue northward was Just on
the point of being graded and put into
passable condition, as a paragraph in
The Star of August 18, 1859, discloses:
"The long-talked-of improvement of 9th
street from Pennsylvania avenue to F
street was commenced this morning. La
borers were at work taking up the gut
ters and preparing for excavation. In or
der to make the grade, the cutting at the
highest points will be over five feet,
which will create a necessity for consid
erable alteration of the 9th street front
of property on the line of the work." j
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"Yesterday a man named Crown," says
The Star of August 20, 1859, "in a mo
ment of mental derange
Lofty ment rang the largo boll
_ . at the Capitol extension,
* which caused a very sud
den suspension of work by the hands,
w ho supposed it done to call in their an
slstanco in some matter requiring their
aid. lie was lectured and released, but
the lecture was of no effect. Last night
by some means lie got into the building
and went to the top of the Senate dome,
over which he crawled to the large der
rick, and. climbing to the beam, walked to
the extreme end and there took his seat,
carelessly poised at that ddzzy height, o.'er
ICO feet from the ground. He was no
ticed about 1 o'clock th's morning sit
ting at the end of the beam, whistling a
tune unconcernedly, quite unmindful that
a 'sudden flaw of wind might dash him
to pieces on the stones below. He was
taken from his 'bad eminence' and proper
ly secured, to be restored to his friends."
PINGHOT-BALLINGER ROW.
From the Indiatiapolia Star.
The Idea seems to be that Secretary
BMUinger Is carrying out tho Roosevelt
policies with unnecessary expulslveness.
From the St. f/onls Tlmca.
Any rumors that Forester Plnciiot will
resign 1iIb position fall flat when It Is re
called that our esteemed national forester
is the great original conservator of re
sources.
From the Buffalo Evening News.
Glfford Plnciiot is a great and good man.
So is Richard Balllnger. What shall com
mon men do when an irresistible body
clashes with an immovable one? Leave
it to Taft. That is an easy one.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Mr. Pinchot probably believes that an
old-fashioned message from Mr. Roosevelt
would lie worth at this Juncture consid
erably more than a dollar a word.
From the Galrenton News.
Secretary Balllnger of the Interior De
partment denies that trust has "grabbed"
the principal water-power sites on the
government's land in Montana. But he
does not deny that the trusts will soon
get around to them if they are left lying
around loose.
From th<- St. Loula Globe-Democrat.
It will be a matter of universal regret j
if the quarrel between Secretary Ballln
ger and MaJ. Pinchot shall provoke an I
estranged relation between the Taft and
Roosevelt administrations.
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From the Chicago Evening Post.
If Mr. Pinchot decided to resign, per
haps he can be induced to come here and
conserve our lake breeze. >
Froiu tho ifDokane Spike* man Review.
If there is anything in telepathy. T. R.
had some uneasy feelings the last week
when the Balllnger-Pinchot fight was rag
ing before the Irrigation congress.
GRECO-CRETAN TDRKISH AFFAIRS
When the four protective powers. Great
Britain, Russia, France and Italy, an
nounced that they would
Trouble evacuate Crete July ?7,
It was quite certain that
Certain. such evacuation would
?be the signal of trouble. The government
of Young Turkey, convinced that such
would be the case, suggested that the
protective powers prolong their occupa
tion of the Island in the interests of
peace.
The suggestion of the Turkish govern- i
ment and a knowledge of the state of '
the Cretan mind was no secret to the
press and public of Europe, and conse- i
quently no secret to the protective pow
ers. Besides, the protective powers per- I
mltted Crete to believe that when their
occupation ceased Crete might Join
Greece, and that would be the end of the
[Cretan question.
Furthermore, the powers have not failed j
?to note that Crete, in October. 1908, pro- j
claimed her union with Greece; that)
Cretan functionaries took the official oath i
to the King of Greece; that the word
Hellas was printed on Cretan stamps; i
that judicial cases were sent to the court
of appeals at Athens for linal decision,
and that a political campaign was be
gun for the election of Cretan deputies
at the next general election in Greece.
As late as June 19, 15)09, the Turkish
minister of foreign affairs declared In the
Turkish parliament that if the inter
national troops were withdrawn the Tur
kish government would re-establish Tur
kish sovereignty in Crete. Notwithstand
ing these facts, the international troops
were withdrawn July *27. The Cre ans
hoisted the Greek flag the same day,*since
when the Greco-Cretan-Turkish situation
has been a very live topic,in ail diplo
matic circles.
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The situation must appear to the
thoughtful political student as lacking
the elements of a ser.ous j
Well-Planned conflict. In a word, the j
evacuation and reoccu- j
Meneuver. patlon of Crete has all
the appearances of a manifestation wh.ch
conceals a well and skillfully planned
political maneuver. Let us briefly review
sdbue of the events which, however belli
cose they may seem to the casual ob
server, are nevertheless pacific, for the
protecting powers have declared from the
beginning that they will maintain the
status quo.
August 7 the Turkish government
communicated to Greece on urgent note
asking that she express her disapproval
of the annexation agitation in Crete
and formally declare that Greece had
no ambitions regarding the island,
"otherwise dlsplomatic relations would
be severed."
The 9th instant the Greek govern
ment handed to the Turkish minister a
formal reply to the note. It protested
against the complaints and cited the
endeavors made by the Greek govern
ment to maintain frank and friendly
relations with Turkey and to draw
closer the bonds uniting the two coun
tries. It mentioned the enthusiasm and
friendly good will with which Greeks
aided the Young Turks to achieve the
triumph of the constitutional regime
and pointed out that had Greece ?her
ished the designs attributed to her she
would have tried to profit by the trials
and difficulties against which the new
Turkish government had contended.
As for Crete, the note continued, the
Turkish government Itself had declared
that Greece had been frank and loyal.
Greece now declined to make any dec
laration regarding the future of Crete,
which matter rested entirely with tho
protecting powers, to whose decision
Greece would conform.
The note further declared that Greece
Is in no way implicated in the annexa
tionist movement in Crete and that siio .
would continue to maintain the-same
loyal attitude as in the past. In con
clusion the note said:
"We trust that these frank explana
tions will dissipate all misunderstand
ings and help to inaugurate an era of
cordial and loyal relations between the
two countries to their mutual ad
vantage."
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On the 14th instant the four protecting
powers, having been notified by tho
Cretan authorities that
Powei's' it was unable to secure
, the hauling down of the
Greek flag in Crete, pre
sented a joint note to tho Turkish gov
ernment. It declared that the powers
would cause the flag hoisted by the !
Cretans to be removed permanently, j
And it expressed the hope that under ]
such circumstances Turkey would not !
think It necessary to order her fleet 1
to proceed to Cretan waters.
On the 15th the Cretan government re- ;
signed and the administration of the is
land was placed in the hands of a pro
visional committee.
A dispatch from London on that day
said: "A peaceful solution of the Cretan
situation appears to have been practically '
secured through the intervention of tlio ;
four protecting powers and the scrupu- i
lously correct attitude of the Greek gov
ernment in its diplomatic Intercourse with j
Turkey, and despite the fact that the
Turkish government, under the pressure
of national agitation, handled the dip.o
matic difficulty in an unskillful manner In
demanding fresh guarantees from Greece.
"The Young Turkey party plainlv mis
trust the present Turkish ministry and
fear that Turkey will lose the suzerainty
of Crete as she has lost that of Bulgaria.
This feeling has led to a strong movement
among the Albanians against the Turkish
government and to a serious boycott
against Greek trade. At the same time
the population of Crete has shown such
strong Greek sympathies as to induce
Crete to defy tho order of the protecting
powers?Creat Britain. France, Italy and
Russia?to haul down the Greek flag,
which was raised when the troops of the
powers recently evacuated the island."
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On tlio l??th Instant the provisional com
mittee, to which the administration of the
Island had been Intrusted
Crisis on tho resignation f t the
. . Cretan cabinet, resigned
Arrives. an(j took the oath of alle
giance to .the king and kingdom of
Greece. It thus remained for the powers
to execute Its promises made to tlje
Turks, namely, that It would haul down
the Greek flag in Crete "permanently,"
that is-, that it would re-occupy Crete.
On the 17th. the international squadrons
anchored in Canea. bay, and through the
foreign consuls the Cretan government
was notified that the Greek flag must be
hauled down on the IXtli Instant.
In the Interval of these events in Crete
there has been a change of ministry in
Greece. M. Theotokls has beeu succeed
THE WAR GAME.
Fr?nu '.If Albany FTenln* Journal.
How nice it would be if the kind of
warfare that Is curried on at Boston
could be substituted for war between na
tions. But probably the slaughter of um
pires would still be awful.
From the Buffalo Inquirer.
The discomforts of the war game in
mud and rain In Massachusetts will prob
ably teach some of the guardsmen to keep
out of war if one chances to come.
Front the- Milwaukee Journal.
With that army besieging Boston, the
inhabitants might have starved if it
weren't for beans.
From tho Syracuse Herald.
When these mtmlc wars are partici
pated in by aeroplanes it Is just possi
ble that there will be more work for the
hospital corps than at present?and not
of the mimic order, either. ?
From the Plttabars Dispatch.
Besides being a model of courtesy and
comfort this war game is also strictly up
to the minute in being fought on union
lines. Boston was only saved from cap
ture yesterday by the invaders throwing
down their guns when the eight-hour
whistle blew. J
ed by M. Rhallys. The .-on e*p ".dent of
the Temps of Paris at Constantinople
had an Interview with the grand vixir on
the question of the import of the acces
sion of M. Khally* and especially with
reference to the Cretan conflict. "M. Rlial
lys." said the grand vizir, "is a statesman
in whose frankness and sincerity we have
entire confidence." and the grand vizir
ndded: "All the Balkanic states will gain
by the maintenance of progress in Turkey,
the Greeeks in particular, who will profit
by the development of Turkey more than
the Turks and will gain more than oy
annexation of some hundreds of men" (re
xerring to the Cretans).
Greece, writes ttie Temps commenting
upon the situation, buffers from "Ills
which may not be cured by laws. Her
parliamentary laws are deplorable and
exercise up?n the army a disastrous af
fect. The Greeks ilo not seem to under
stand that the policy of a nation is ciic
tated by its military strength. If Greece
had desired that Cr^te should preserve
its privileges and that one day it might
be annexed to Greece, 't was necessary
that the powers might speak in the name
of a nation able io enforce its will by
force of arms and obtain that which wa.<
refused her. The fall of Theotokls means
that the Greek bule or chamber holds
him responsible; that he has failed to im
prove an occasion which offered to ac
quire Crete, acquisition which could l>e
achieved only by a strong military Greece.
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It Js difficult to forecast what M. Rhal
lys may do in the future. He certainly
can do nothing in the
Greece present, for armies are
Weak not crcated in a day. Be
sides the new Greek cabi
net does not possess a majority in the
bule and its first logical act will be to dis
solve that body and proceed to new elec
tions.
There is something farcical in the situ
ation of Greece in this Cretan affair
which would be very amusing, but that
it disturbs commerce.
The Temps of the tfth instant contains a
leader entitled "The Cretan Problem." The
capable author, from whom no facts
are hid. is undoubtedly possessed of the
secret of the four protective powers. For
the necessities of the si:uatlon the Temps
adopts the thesis which 011 its face is a
fiction, because the powers have already
announced that they will assure Turkish
authority and resume the status quo that
ihe affa.rs of Crete are disquieting. "This
situation," adds the Temps, "is the fault
neither of Greec.' nor of Turkey. The
Cretans only are responsible for an ag
gravation of which there is no Justifica
tion."
And the Temps proceeds on this chord
to develop its argument against poor
Crete, which becomes from this ;ime on
the scapegoat of the h.dden policy of the
four protective powers. Once upon a
time it was Turkey which involuntarily
was given that role. "Tete de Turc"?head
of a Turk?was formerly a familiar ex
pression tor one whom every one ac
cused. Henceforth Crete must assume
this ungrateful part.
J* 4
The Temps refers to the scrupulous
care of the protective powers to fulfill
the engagements assumed
Good two years ago toward Crete,
j . The recent event, the ori
.fcaitn. ental crisis, the manifest im
possibility to impose upon Turkey con
tinued sacrifices?all this lias decided the
protective powers that they would main
tain their contingents in Crete for the
present.
The Cretans fulfilled their promise to
be good, and hence the powers were led
to believe that this blissful condition
would continue, so the protective powers
departed. The naughty Cretans, wonder
ful to relate, chose that moment to hoist
the Greek flag] "Impossible." says the
Indignant Temps, "to disavow more open
ly Turkish sovereignty?to signify with
more impertinence the dismissal of their
benevolent tutors who merited more re
pect on the part of their pupils."
Turkey's precautionary action was logi
cal Turkey on more than one occasion
had manifested her determination to
maintain her indisputable right over
Crete. Turkey expressed the desire to
obtain a port in Crete which might serve
her as a basis for her military fleet. It
was with great trouble the powers made
her understand that the autonomy which
had been accorded Crete could not be
diminished.
Crete interpreted this decision as au
thoritv to permit to settle the question
by a * unilateral act already mentioned.
This was inadmissible. It was incon
ceivable tliat the peace of the orient
should be at the mercy of Crete. It re
mained to recall to Crete, by a firm and
measured act. the fact that Europe ts
not under her orders.
The Temps recalls that Crete had mer
ited the sympathies of the powers when
under the despotism of the old Turks she
was submitted to a regime of blood. Now
things had changed, the Young Turks
had inaugurated a normal regime which
was acceptable, and which may be made
durable, where property and existence is
guaranteed and where prosperity is re
vived. "A flag more or less will change
nothing in such a regime."
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The Cretan manifestation is sentimental,
and, according to the Temps, such a
manifestation on the
Sentimental departure of the troops
Manifestation. as3umos a" ap
pearance of a bravado
and a challenge, and is absolutely insult
ing to the powers. Tt Is not a question
today of saving human life. It is a ques
tion to know if a population, which owes
everything to Kuro|>e, may be permitted
t<? refuse the counsel of Kurope.
It is a question of resisting or yield
ing tu Crete's pretensions which would
tako no heed of treaties nor the gen
eral Interests of peace, which would do
as it pleases and dictate law to gov
ernments without which Crete could
not. stand alone The Temps, in con
clusion, portray* Greece ;ts having to
p.iy for the faults committed by Crete.
Greece had been prudent and correct
because she was aware of the grave
dangers she ran In acting otherwise.
It was a singular kind of patriotic
lrellenism which consisted in exposing
Greece to a Turkish aggression.
A note in the Berliner L<okalartzeiger
under the title of "l>anger of War jn
the Orient,*' begets the suspicion that
Germany has been hacking Young Tur
key to make Cretan annexation a rasua
belli.
The protective powers, which have
undeniably encouraged both Greece and
Creto to regurd annexation as the se
quence of their occupation, suddenly
changed front and have recognised
Turkish authority over Crete perma
nently by a naval demonstration. Re
placement of Germany in the effections
of the Young Turks is the only con
struction which may be placed upon the
abandonment of Crete by tho protective
powers.
CH. CHAILI-E-LONG.
THE CENSUS.
From the Omaha Bw.
By order of President Taft politics and
census-taking are to be divorced- Could
any one see that divorce If the democrats
had managed to win out In the last presi
dential election?
From the Nashville Banner.
President Taft's orders that census
supervisors shall not engage in pernicious
political activity should he extended to
apply to some other federal oftioeholdei s.
From tlie Cleveland Lender.
The new censu- is to cons st of statis
tics. it seems. \ So many hoped it would
be of a political nature.
From the Wilkesbnrre TI?nes-L?>?der.
Keeping the taking of the census out
of politics will be a harder Job for Presi
dent Taft than his tariff battle.
From the LouIkvHIc Oonrler-Joiirnal.
A man with a census Job must not th'.nk
of politics. He must think only of the
number of men. women and children there
may be in the Unite'd States.
From the Detroit Free Press.
One reason why a kick Is being made is
that census enumerating the -next time is
going to seem more like a Job than a
graft.
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
FUTILE DECEPTION.
Oh. what ? tangled web we *??"
Wbcn first we practice to deceive
By writing to our wi?es that wo *
Are yearning for tb.-m constantly
By being fools enongh to write
That wo are in a lonely p.lsbt
A? on the |>or' h we **dly alt
Atnl .wiui .h> moments aa they flit!
Otir neicblmrs' wives. aa sure aa fat*.
Will ask our darling*. soon or lute.
Where wo sts;. e<l ^hilo ib.y wore away.
Aril Innocently add that I hey?
Thov'll say ibla too, with grim delight?
Iia<l iwtlim. vhile i?ur dears were goue.
The dimra all rioted, the cn-ta'ns dra*a,
Ami always kept so. day ami night.
?Chicago Hecord-llerald.
HORRID WAR.
By powder and shot by shrapnel h?i. by d>ns
mlto guns sllgned.
We'll plaster the plalna with tbo cold remslns ef
fi.es of the beany kind!
Ere ever the lli-da return to beds, still tasting
tiio soldier's pork.
WoT. plant In th* aod of the Sacred tod t?e
banner of old New York.
By break of day we march a* ay.
So matter if It rains;
? fall a m vet. mnst get him wet
That'* proper in campaigns.
Remember. men. one good old Gen.
The rode opinion voiced
That war ab ?tild share a replou where
You'd wish that you were inolat.
So strike your t?nt. Intelligent
And dauntless soldier. G?>
With swelling clK?t t? oast or weet
To wha.-k the coward f'**:
And If the pack upon your hack
Has weight enough to damn.
Be silent, for that's part of war
As p'ayetf by Uncle Sam.
What matter If y^ur legs are ?tiff
And arma unduly ache.
And that you plead for one good feed
Of mushroom-girdled ateak t
Oh. patriot chap, when out to scrap.
A esrving knife Is nil:
Instead, you about a phrase about
The Sword of Bunker U111.
But wait until the cannon's atill
And heroes seek the scenes
Within the Hub whore there la irub
That Isn't wholly tieaiia;
Yes. wait until you re.-icli the frill
Where, 'mid th ? Parker jtota.
The Ancient Hon.. with thirst not foae.
Mows down embattled bots.
By scabbards and scare. by General Mart, by
anything militant.
We'll hammer the Hlne from Quantum through
to Lodco's beloved NsUhnt;
And over the trllt of the dome they've bnllt
we'll gratify tiotham's wish
By posing our Knlck In hit newest trick of
eating the Sacred Fish.
?John O'Keefe. In New York World
SO CYNICAL.
Upon the woman'a page we see.
Next to receipts for brewing tea
Or stewing clams.
Some copy by u girlie-glrl.
In which she dally doth unfurl
Her epigrams.
She rail* it marriage and at love
And bas a poor oplnlou of
The social whirl.
She may be right, lint seems a sis
To find snch cynicism In
A girlle-girl.
?Louisville Courier Journal.
BATTLE OF 80ST0NT0WN.
I Constructively to right of tlem,
Allegorlcally to left of them.
Metaphorically In front of then
The Imaginary Instruments of war construct
ively thundered.
It was theirs to cogitate upon the reaaoa why.
So that they might differentiate bet*
who ahonld constructively die
And those who. constructively ova
should fly?
Otherwise, some responsible bead mlgfct few
blundered
Into supposed laws of destb.
Into the for-the-sake-ef-argument Jaws ef
dltlon, .
Stormed at with theoretical Shot and Stall.
Bode the metaphysical alz hundred.
Bridges succumbed to metaphorical straw.
The constructive heroes perished MptfaMV
the moment of success?
Fatally wounded in the subliminal
While, constructively, all the
Robot, mathematically, the
Euclid's theorems tor the I , . .
While the differential calculus sad loffartftoa la
mines eonstroclively laid
Detonated and left the ranke
sundered?
Subtracted from the constructive taws ef _
Letting "x" equal the theoretical Jews ef
dltlon.
The problem Is to solve the eenation
metrically. . ?
And we shall have the remainder ef the eli
hundred, constructively.
?W. D. Nesbit, In Chicago Evening Pelt.
TWO VIEWS OF TBE UMPIRE.
The umpire on the base ball tot
Was cool, although the game was hot.
And his decisions gave
In manner ending all diapute.
And though the fans wou!d wildly boot.
Ills arm he'd simply wave
What he said very plainly went.
Ho won In every argument.
"He's out," a dozen times he said.
And fixed the mask alwut his bead.
And. whether right or wrong.
I noticed that the man was out
Boyond the shadow of a doubt.
Though kicks were lotHl and Ions
And many raged and wildly curaed.
The umpire never whs reversed.
A ball or strike, or fair or foul.
No matter bow the fans n;i?ht howl.
And players fume and tret:
Whato'er be said they wen", they wore.
Though doubts In all thing" ets- m-eur.
On that 'twere safe to l?et;
And. ob, I thought how grand 'twould b#
Were I as firm and sure as be!
Bui borne the umpire went that night,
h'eeuro in bis own son.-*c of right.
Aud sat blm down to dine.
"The ateak Is tough, my dear." said he.
"It's not." then promptly answered sh~,
? !'iu sure 1'iat It is tin'-."'
"II i* tough." he replied. ? mlt?? hm.
"I tell you." ssid his wlf". "It's n?t."
And thus they bickered o'er the me?!
The man from whom there's n? app^sl
Aud just a little woman;
But in the end the umpire ate
The ateak. admitting it was great.
Thus proving that he's human
I'mplres sometimes reverse their view.*.
And there are arguments they lose.
? Detroit Free Press.
G01FBALDER9ASH.
'Twas Snandrews. and the boekcred eavee
Did tlipe and bunk as they offteed;
All grlnsy were the caddleor.vea
And the plusfoora outdeed.
Beware the Potterhunf. my son.
The paws that cite the lawa that cstcbt
Beware the Uofferhack and sbun
The ahemlced roursomatcb.
He took hla bulger club in hand.
longtime tbo glutuaome foe be fought;
Kb rested he by the sixteenth tee,
Aud atved awhile in thought.
And as In gofflsti thought he stood
The Potterhuut. with cheoka Sdatur.
I'aiue slicing, nnd. In language iTuJe,
Dumdasiiterlaked his game.
One up! One up! Thugh In a eu|i
The I'.taslile blade went flicker-dack
H" boled it out, and with a about.
He came two-upping back.
And hast thou flogged the Potterhunf:
Come to the bar, my l>eeri?h boy!
Oh. pargolf day! Hu'cjroo! llutc/ra^ !
He hiccoushiHl iu bla Joy!
?Twas Knandrews. snd the lM?ckered oavse
Did alipi* ami bunk us they offteed.
All grinsy were the ? a.ldleooves
And the plusfours outdeed.
?Glasgow Herald
HAVE YOII EVER?
Suggested by the Query of Alice Kausor. dra
matic agent: "Have you ever thought of writ
ing for the stage?"
Jjoes your lot in life content yo-j? Are they
ci'inlug as yon like*
Are you satisfied wltli Just a dally wage'
When your l>arl>er shop is kile or your bands
are on a strike.
Have you ever thought cf writing for the stage?
l'erbaps yon are a plumber and It's rather dull
in summer;
Some congenial task yxir labor might envago.
While you're waiting for an onler to repair a
bt'ukeli 1>I|S'
Have you ever thought of writing for the stage?
Or porvfcnnee you a.e a tinsmith, or a janitor
mayhap
Or a writer for a dally printed page.
Whatever be your station or your daily occupa
tion.
Have you over thought of writ'ng for the stage? ^
Improve ea<-h Idle minute. There la fame aud
fortune In it. #
Yon inuy be the georgemeohan of your age.
Nearly everybody tries it, so we veuture te
advlao it. {
Have you ever thought of wrlt!ug f->r the ?tageV
?Chicago Tribune.